John O'Shea has been offered £16.5million contract

ALEX FERGUSON has stepped up his plan to get Manchester United stars to commit to Old Trafford by offering John O'Shea a £16.5million contract.

The United boss followed Wayne Rooney's deal by getting Patrice Evra to agree to a big contract as revealed exclusively in yesterday's SunSport.
Now defender O'Shea is being tied down.
His £80,000-a-week four-year deal is modest compared with Rooney's £250,000 and it trails Evra's £100,000.
But O'Shea, 29, will have no complaints. This third contract deal also lets United fans know the club will do all it can to fight off any raids from Manchester City.
Old Trafford chief executive David Gill said: "We have a policy that wages should be 50 per cent or less of turnover.
"We believe we can do that and still retain and attract the stars we need. That's a sensible model. Clubs have other models. Each to their own."
Ferguson moved as O'Shea had just one year left of his contract.
As well as Rooney, Evra and O'Shea, Anderson will also be getting a new deal.