This is the problem. If we won't pay him that, someone else will. We can't expect to be a successful club and operate on this system. All of our star players will hit the glass ceiling and look elsewhere to play football. It's bad enough we don't win trophies. Also, our youth policy is totally flawed. Jack, Ox and Ramsey will encounter the same problem if they stay long enough. They're already on £50k and soon enough they will be at the top end of our wage structure and they're still young players! Once at the top of the wage braket, they can't earn anymore and that's likely to happen by the time they're in their mid 20's and hitting their peak similar to Theo.
It's an unsustainable system. We're likely to lose these players if they fulfil their potential or have a hard time shifting them if they turn out like Denilson and Bendy.