GREEN LIGHT FOR BROWN

The Guardian

Manchester United are putting together a revised financial package aimed at dissuading Wes Brown from leaving the club. Both sides are aiming to reach a compromise when Brown's advisers meet the club's chief executive David Gill tomorrow.

Newcastle are among a clutch of clubs hoping to benefit from the current impasse, and a bid from St James' Park is almost certain if Brown's future is still undecided when the transfer window opens in January.

Ideally, Brown would like to remain in his home city but expects a deal that puts him in the middle bracket of earners at Old Trafford. He is currently among the club's lowest-paid players and the directors have been reluctant to meet his financial requirements because of his susceptibility to injury.