‘You were underpaid’ – Ian Wright stunned as Gary Neville reveals how much he was paid during final year at Manchester United

Ian Wright was left shocked on The Overlap as Gary Neville revealed how much he was paid during his final year at Manchester United. Roy Keane brought in one of his old contracts to the studio, which the Irishman was happy to share with Neville. Neville was at United throughout his 19-year playing careergetty In a lengthy discussion, the ex-Man United right-back revealed that Keane was earning twice as much as he was during his final contract at Old Trafford. Well, it was specifically about the signing-on bonus, which for Keane was £1 million a year, working out as £4m over the last four years. Meanwhile, for Neville, it was £2.3m over the course of his contract, which shocked Wright, who believes that the Sky Sports pundit was underpaid. Speaking on The Overlap about his and Keane’s deals, Neville said: “That’s double what I was earning in my last contract. “He left six years before me, I finished on £2.3m in 2011. “I did not negotiate my contracts, I just signed them, I was not bothered. Whatever they offered me. “Whatever they offered me, I just said ‘That’s fine, I’m not bothered’.” Wright then interjected: “You were underpaid.” Wright was baffled by Neville’s revelation Neville clearly wasn’t one who was too bothered about the finer details of a contractGetty What happened to Neville at the end of his Man United career? Neville has been very open and honest about his time at Man United coming to an end. The right-back spent just shy of 20 years around the first-team and also one of the best Premier League right-backs ever. Of course, more people know him now for being on Sky Sports as a pundit, but his career was excellent. He was part of the ‘Class of 92’, winning eight Premier League titles and the Champions League twice. Neville retired as he made 602 appearances for his boyhood club. However, eventually, the expectations got too much. Sir Alex Ferguson had relentless standardsGetty Images - Getty Sir Alex Ferguson always demanded the most from his players. But those demands got too much for Neville. Speaking on Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place podcast, he said: “My dad was like, ‘Get up early, get your job done, attack the day’. That’s where my sort of mantra of attack the day comes from. “Then, I was surrounded by those types of people at Man United. “Sir Alex Ferguson wouldn’t give you an inch. If you fell below the very highest standard, it wasn’t accepted, so you’re surrounded by people who don’t accept less than the very best. But then, it’s hard to live in that environment sometimes. “That’s why I left Man United in the end because I found it quite difficult to sort of keep going. “I was there for 20 years and I just needed to escape – but that doesn’t mean to say that I’ve been able to escape the intensity of what I feel every day.”

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‘You were underpaid’ – Ian Wright stunned as Gary Neville reveals how much he was paid during final year at Manchester United

Ian Wright was left shocked on The Overlap as Gary Neville revealed how much he was paid during his final year at Manchester United.

Roy Keane brought in one of his old contracts to the studio, which the Irishman was happy to share with Neville.

In a lengthy discussion, the ex-Man United right-back revealed that Keane was earning twice as much as he was during his final contract at Old Trafford.

Well, it was specifically about the signing-on bonus, which for Keane was £1 million a year, working out as £4m over the last four years.

Meanwhile, for Neville, it was £2.3m over the course of his contract, which shocked Wright, who believes that the Sky Sports pundit was underpaid.

Speaking on The Overlap about his and Keane’s deals, Neville said: “That’s double what I was earning in my last contract.

“He left six years before me, I finished on £2.3m in 2011.

“I did not negotiate my contracts, I just signed them, I was not bothered. Whatever they offered me.

“Whatever they offered me, I just said ‘That’s fine, I’m not bothered’.”

Wright then interjected: “You were underpaid.”

Wright was baffled by Neville’s revelation

Neville clearly wasn’t one who was too bothered about the finer details of a contract

What happened to Neville at the end of his Man United career?

Neville has been very open and honest about his time at Man United coming to an end.

The right-back spent just shy of 20 years around the first-team and also one of the best Premier League right-backs ever.

Of course, more people know him now for being on Sky Sports as a pundit, but his career was excellent.

He was part of the ‘Class of 92’, winning eight Premier League titles and the Champions League twice.

Neville retired as he made 602 appearances for his boyhood club.

However, eventually, the expectations got too much.

Sir Alex Ferguson had relentless standards

Sir Alex Ferguson always demanded the most from his players.

But those demands got too much for Neville.

Speaking on Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place podcast, he said: “My dad was like, ‘Get up early, get your job done, attack the day’. That’s where my sort of mantra of attack the day comes from.

“Then, I was surrounded by those types of people at Man United.

“Sir Alex Ferguson wouldn’t give you an inch. If you fell below the very highest standard, it wasn’t accepted, so you’re surrounded by people who don’t accept less than the very best. But then, it’s hard to live in that environment sometimes.

“That’s why I left Man United in the end because I found it quite difficult to sort of keep going.

“I was there for 20 years and I just needed to escape – but that doesn’t mean to say that I’ve been able to escape the intensity of what I feel every day.”