Manchester City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips admits he has been upset by a breakdown in talks over a new contract and denies he is being greedy. The England international is reportedly seeking a 25% pay rise on weekly wages of £60,000.

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He still has more than two years remaining of the four-year deal he signed in August 2008, when he returned to Eastlands after a spell with Chelsea. Wright-Phillips, 28, claims he would happily commit the rest of his career to City.

He told the Sun: "I try not to get personally involved because I just want to concentrate on giving 110% for City to make sure we get that fourth place in the Premier League. But it does hurt. It is disappointing. And I repeat, it's nothing to do with money or me being greedy.

"One thing that I definitely don't want to do is get into how much other players earn at this football club. Obviously, I know there are players here who earn more than twice what I do. But that's not the issue for me. This is not about my bank account, it's about where I want to be and doing what I want to do. I can't work out why there's still a delay, unless they don't want me and are trying to get me out.''