Salary negotiation

Hello all,

I was recently successful in a permanent role in my company. I have been in my current role for a year as a contractor and now I am moving to a permanent position in a pharmaceutical company.

The pay range is €70000 to €91000. I have four years combined pharmaceutical experience. I would like to negotiate my salary. As a contractor I was on €78000 with paid holidays.

I would ideally like €85000 but I am wondering is this asking for too much? If it isn’t , should I ask for €87000 so they bring me down lower?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!