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Blackpool reported for paying ex-Man Utd winger Djordjic £90 a week

Blackpool have been reported to the PFA.

The Mail on Sunday says Blackpool have been reported to the PFA for paying one of their senior players just £90 a week.

Friends of former Manchester United winger Bojan Djordjic contacted the players' union after finding out he is relying on help from former team-mates like John O'Shea to live, and the PFA have pledged to look into the case.

Djordjic, 29, joined the Championship club last summer from Videoton in Hungary on an appearance-based deal but has not been picked by manager Ian Holloway.

A source said: "Blackpool were concerned about something in Bojan's medical so they wanted to give him a contract of £90 a week plus appearance money.

"It was Bojan's understanding that, if he was fit, he would be member of the first-team squad, but it hasn't happened and he's been left with virtually nothing.

"Although things didn't work out for him at Manchester United, he was a popular figure there and John O'Shea is helping him with accommodation."

Djordjic is thought to have received a pay-off from Videoton but that went to help his parents in Sweden.

The minimum wage means a worker earns £243 for a 40-hour week but the minimum wage for football clubs is £90 as it only covers time at the training ground.

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