Nemanja Vidic is set to be handed a £1 million-a-year pay-rise by Manchester United.
The News of World says the player is contracted until 2012 and currently earns around £50,000 a week.
United will move quickly so that Vidic, 27, joins the likes of Michael Carrick and Dimitar Berbatov on around £75,000 a week.
A United insider said: "The club recognise Nemanja's current standing within the team and want to put him further off limits."