How much does every Wolves player earn annually and who receives the most into their account?
Wolves returned to the Premier League in 2018 after a six-year absence from the English top-flight and they have held their own since.
In the first season since their return (2018-19), Wolves finished in seventh place and punched way above their weight under the tutelage of Portuguese manager Nuno Espirito Santo, who is currently working wonders at Nottingham Forest.
They repeated the feat in the 2019-20 season by finishing seventh again, but then they lost several key players such as Ruben Neves, Raul Jimenez, Diogo Jota, Conor Coady, etc. Since the 2020-21 season, Wolves have failed to finish the league campaign in the top half of the table.
This season, the club is fighting to avoid relegation, and fans are anxiously hoping to steer clear of the drop to the Championship. However, players like Matheus Cunha, Nelson Semedo, Rayan Ait-Nouri, and Jorgen Strand Larsen have the potential to be the key to securing their survival and preserving their top-flight status.
So, who is the highest earner at the Molineux Stadium this season? And who is on the opposite end of the spectrum?
GOAL delved into the numbers from Capology and found out!
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The 31-year-old Sam Johnstone and 32-year-old Jose Sa share the title of the highest-paid goalkeeper at Wolves, with the duo earning £2.08m each annually.
Daniel Bentley is the third-highest paid goalkeeper, while Tom King is the lowest-paid goalkeeper and the only custodian with a six-figure annual package.
Sam Johnstone£2,080,000Jose Sa£2,080,000Daniel Bentley£1,040,000Tom King£520,000AdvertisementGetty Images SportDefenders
Former Barcelona right-back Nelson Semedo, who captains Wolves, is the club's highest-paid defender with a salary of over £4m.
Matt Doherty, who is in his 10th full season at the Molineux Stadium, is surprisingly the second-highest paid defender at the club, with Emmanuel Agbadou and Craig Dawson jointly sharing the third spot.
Wolves fans won't be too pleased to find out that Rayan Ait-Nouri, who has been a force to be reckoned with offensively from the left-back role, is the second-lowest paid defender at the club.
Yerson Mosquera and Bastien Meupiyou are the joint-lowest paid defenders.
Nelson Semedo£4,160,000Matt Doherty£2,600,000Emmanuel Agbadou£2,340,000Craig Dawson£2,340,000Santiago Bueno£1,560,000Toti Gomes£1,300,000Pedro Lima£780,000Rayan Ait-Nouri£520,000Yerson Mosquera£416,000Bastien Meipoyou£416,000Getty Images SportMidfielders
Mali international Boubacar Traore, who is yet to make a single appearance for Wolves this season due to a knee injury, is their highest-paid midfielder this season, with Mario Lemina taking the second spot.
Summer signing Andre Trindade comes in at number three on this list along with the versatile Frenchman Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
The Gomes duo of Joao and Rodrigo, with the latter emerging as an exciting wing-back this season, are next on this list. The young English pair of Luke Cundle and Tommy Doyle are the lowest-paid midfielders, both earning under a million pounds annually.
Boubacar Traore£2,860,000Mario Lemina£2,340,000Andre Trindade£1,820,000Jean-Ricner Bellegarde£1,820,000Joao Gomes£1,560,000Rodrigo Gomes£1,300,000Luke Cundle£780,000Tommy Doyle£520,000Getty Images SportAttackers
Matheus Cunha and Jorgen Strand Larsen have been Wolves' best attackers this season, but neither of these are the top-earning forwards, with Pablo Sarabia and Goncalo Guedes jointly sharing the top spot.
South Korea international Hee-chan Hwang, with an annual package of £3.64m, is the third-highest paid player. Cunha takes the fourth spot.
Interestingly, Strand Larsen is the second-lowest paid forward, with Enso Gonzalez lying at the very bottom of this list.
Pablo Sarabia£4,680,000Goncalo Guedes£4,680,000Hee-chan Hwang£3,640,000Matheus Cunha£3,120,000Sasa Kalajdzic£1,820,000Carlos Forbs£1,040,000Jorgen Strand Larsen£780,000Enso Gonzalez£650,000
