Cheick Tiote is well in the money after penning his new six-year contract with Newcastle United.
The Sun says Mike Ashley has delivered a staggering statement of Toon intent by handing Tiote a new 6½-year deal worth £14.5MILLION.
The Ivory Coast star has seen his pay packet rocket from £8,000 to £50,000 per week.
For Tiote, who only arrived in the summer from FC Twente, it is a massive show of faith following some brilliant displays this season.