Former Kenyan international Victor Wanyama has been a mainstay at Club de Foot Montréal and was handed the armband this season which comes as no surprise that he is the highest-paid player in the club.The midfielder takes home $200,000 (Ksh22,220,000) per month according to the salaries updated by the (Major Soccer League) MLS Players Association that was compiled as of Thursday 30 September.OUI @VictorWanyama #CFMTL pic.twitter.com/g6AWIV6Qkw— CF Montréal (@clubdefootmtl) October 3, 2021 This takes Wanyama’s annual salary to a whopping $2,400,000 (Ksh266,640,000) and his annual guaranteed compensation rises to $3,091,667 (Ksh343,484,000).The annual average guaranteed compensation number includes a player’s base salary and all signing and guaranteed bonuses annualized over the term of the player’s contract, including option years.The average annual guaranteed compensation figure also includes any marketing bonus and any agent’s fees, both annualized over the term of the contract but fails to include Performance Bonuses because there is no guarantee that the player will hit those bonuses.Wanyama is by far the highest-paid player at the Canadian club with the second-highest player Aljaž Struna earning $91666(Ksh10,184,000).To date, the 30-year-old continues to have an illustrious career and remains the only Kenyan to have played in the English Premier League after turning out for Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur but called time to his international career back in September. Happy #MashujaaDay everyone in Kenya 🇰🇪 pic.twitter.com/wuzg997vLx— Victor Wanyama (@VictorWanyama) October 20, 2021 Kenyan midfielder Philip Mayaka who was recently called into the Harambee Stars squad for the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup qualifiers earns $6781 (Ksh753,000) per month at Colorado Rapids but was shipped out on loan to Colorado Springs at the start of the season. Mayaka’s compatriot Nabi Kibunguchy who plies his trade with Minnesota United but was sent on loan to Sacramento FC takes home $5295 (Ksh588,000) per month.
