Victor Wanyama recently became a father after his girlfriend actress Serah Teshna gave birth, and now his club has also increased guaranteed compensation.
Wanyama and Serah Teshna have been secretly dating for a while, only revealing the big secret when they packed on the PDA in a photo that was shared on social media.
The two lovebirds were so good at keeping their relationship under the radar, Teshna only announced that they were blessed with their first baby together 40 days after giving birth.
Wanyama received increased compensation shortly after his girlfriend publicly announced that they had been blessed with their first child together.
The 30-year-old defensive midfielder plays for Club de Foot Montréal, or simply CF Montréal – a Canadian professional football club in the Major League Soccer (MLS) which is based in Montreal.
Major League Soccer provided an updated list of its players’ salaries as of September 30, 2021. According to information on mlsplayers.org, the former Kenyan international bags a guaranteed compensation that rises up to $3 million (Ksh342 million).
The Annual Average Guaranteed Compensation comprises a player’s base salary and all signing and bonuses annualized over the term of the player’s contract, including option years.
Any marketing bonuses and agent fees annualized over the period of the contract is also taken into account while looking at a player’s guaranteed compensation.
Wanyama earns an annual salary of $2.4 million, which translates to Ksh266 million. To put the figures into more clearer context, Wanyama rakes in $50,000 (Ksh5.5 million) per week.
From the catalogue accessed, Wanyama is the highest paid player at CF Montréal with his closest colleague being Aljaž Struna who makes $91,666(Ksh10,184,000) monthly.
The former Harambee Stars captain is also the highest earning Kenyan football player, followed closed by striker Michael Olunga who plies his trade in Qatar for Al-Duhail.
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