Wolverhampton Wanderers will offer Tammy Abraham a staggering £120,000 per week to join them, according to The Sun.
Striker Abraham is poised to be recalled from his loan spell at Aston Villa before being shipped out to Wolves by parent club Chelsea.
He is initially expected to join on loan with Chelsea unwilling to cut all ties to the player just yet, despite Wolves offering to pay £18million for his services.
In order to land Abraham Wolves will have to offer big money, though, and they are reportedly willing to do just that.
According to The Sun, Abraham is earning £42,500 a week at Stamford Bridge - a figure Villa have paid in full during his loan spell.
He has scored 16 goals in 20 games at Villa Park and it’s alleged he could net a £500,000 bonus if he stays and helps the claret and blues achieve promotion.
To better that, and beat off competition from fellow Premier League clubs, Wolves are ready to offer him a huge £120,000 per week.
There are suggestions Abraham wouldn’t be allowed to play for Wolves, or any other club if he were to cancel his loan at Villa this month.
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Abraham has played twice for Chelsea this season - in the Community Shield and in an under-23 match against Derby County.
The FA has confirmed that the Community Shield is an ‘invitational’ fixture and doesn’t count towards Abraham’s tally, but there are some discrepancies over the U23 match.
FIFA’s rules state players are allowed to sign for three clubs during the course of a single season - but they can only play for two of them.
If that U23 appearance counts as a competitive game for Chelsea, Abraham wouldn’t be allowed to play for another club this season.
Sources close to Abraham and those in place at Wolves are confident that wouldn’t be an issue should the forward be recalled by Chelsea and moved elsewhere this month.
It’s understood that call would be at FIFA’s discretion, although there are cases similar to Abraham’s.
Liam Walsh joined Birmingham City on loan from Everton in August 2017 and made three appearances before returning to his parent club in November.
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Prior to the January transfer window opening Walsh continued to play for Everton’s U23s in a bid to keep match fit and racked up five appearances before signing for Bristol City permanently.
Across the 2017/18 season Walsh played 16 times for Everton U23s, Birmingham and Bristol City.
Wolves are confident FIFA will give the deal the green light should Chelsea accept their offer.