When Tal Ben Haim signs in for pre-season training at Portsmouth on Monday, he will set a record for a player in League One. Earning £36,000 a week, plus an image rights contract worth a staggering £1million a year, the defender is about to become the highest paid player in the third tier of English football. It is nothing Portsmouth can be proud of, just another damning statistic that continues to numb the brain of the club’s administrator Trevor Birch. Record breaker: Tal Ben Haim is still being paid £36,000 a week Portsmouth have a wage bill that will blow the mind of anyone familiar with League One finances, an £11m-a-year commitment that continues to freak out prospective owner...
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