Yes, some will earn more because they struck their deals at different times but I don't believe that CMS's deal broke the wage structure. Blowing a hole in it for one player sets an escalation process in place for the next and all subsequent signings and also sets an expectation for existing...
These statements are all rather extreme and slightly hysterical.
No one would expect to pay good players peanuts but through prudence and presumably to keep the whole squad happy, there is a wage structure that the club follow.
Just because the club won't break the wage structure doesn't mean...