My people, e don tey wey dem dey talk say money no dey fall from tree, but wetin we dey see for Championship na wah o! Dis season, some clubs just dey spend like say na their papa own be dat. Former Manchester City, Newcastle and Tottenham stars dey among di highest earners for EFL Championship as dem dey chase Premier League football like say na their life depend on am.
As we don check am well, we notice say Leicester City dey enter gbege because dem dey owe money and dey try manage their financial wahala wey dem carry from di top flight. To believe wetin we dey hear, dem list the top 10 highest paid players for Championship, we don see why Leicester no fit shine this season!
For Southampton, dem drop £12million to sign Azaz from Middlesbrough, and na im now dey collect £50,000 per week—sum total wey fit make am £2.6million per year. Omo, e dey struggle for consistency, but dem don score 8 goals and get 5 assists for 28 appearances. How comeam dey highest paid at Southampton now? We fit no sabi o, but na wetin e be.
Leicester City no dey joke as dem get seven players wey dey collect big money. Choudhury for instance don don dey play since di time wey Sven-Goran Eriksson dey manage dem, and e still just 28 years. Dem just spent £20million to bring Skipp from Tottenham, and e dey collect £50,000 per week. But the guy no fit help dem this season, wetin una expect?
And dis Birmingham City wey don get American investment, dem dey ball hard now! Dem just signed Vicente from Deportivo Alaves for £7million. He dey talk say di project wey dem carry come dey ginger am well well! E no dream am twice before e sign contract wey go pay am £50,000 per week. Na small level from £17,500 per week for Spain to become big man for Championship!
Aribo, the Naija guy wey no dey sleep for football, dey collect hot cash too! E move from Rangers to Southampton for £10million, making e total salary jump to £70,000 per week! But e still dey look for way to shine as he don dey loan to Leicester now. We dey all wonder how e go fit help dem.
Winks wey move from Tottenham to Leicester dey collect £90,000 per week as e try find space for first team. But dis guy no dey follow rules as e get wahala for training wey no too sweet. After dem boo am for recent game, e go soon dey find his way out!
As for Newcastle, dem turn Targett from loan to forever now, but he don dey struggle to keep spot in di team. E don dey make fans for Middlesbrough love am, but abeg, how long e go take dem to rise up? All dis players dey try find their footing and say na dem go carry their team go Premier League o. Na big task wey dey wait for dem!
As we fit see, na only money no go make sense if football team no fit perform. Let’s see how dis drama unfold for EFL Championship as dem dey try balance di laws of financial fair play and di pressure to win!
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