Rio Ferdinand believes Harry Kane is far superior to Daniel Sturridge and Jamie Vardy, and that his Tottenham wage should reflect that.
Kane is currently in talks to improve his contract at Tottenham, __with the striker believed to be on around £50,000 a week.
It is a lower wage than many of his teammates, but also more than half that of fellow England internationals Sturridge and Vardy.
Ferdinand believes the forward should be seeking parity __with Sergio Aguero at Manchester City, not Sturridge and Vardy, however.
“There has been a lot of talk over his contract situation over the last few days… Spurs will be making a mistake to let this drag on,” Ferdinand told the London Evening Standard.
“When Kane signed his last deal, it was worth a basic £50,000 a week that is now believed to have risen to about £60,000 after he reached certain targets.
“But that is still about £20,000 a week less than White Hart Lane’s top earners.
“Then there are his fellow England team-mates, Jamie Vardy and Daniel Sturridge, earning at least double that.
“If I was Kane and his advisors, I wouldn’t be using those two as a gauge. I’d be looking down at them because they’re not on the same planet.
“Kane has performed for the last two years by being the top English goalscorer in this country. They haven’t done that.
“If I was him, I’d be demanding to be on the same level as Sergio Aguero, who has a package of about £220,000 including bonuses, instead,” he added.
“That’s the kind of player he should be looking for parity with. Like Aguero, Kane has been banging the goals in for a few years. That’s his level.
“I think Kane is weakening his own position if he uses Vardy and Sturridge as a starting point because they’re not the same calibre of player.
“He is only 23 and the other two don’t match up with him in terms of games played and goals scored.”