Almost €2m: this HSV star is the top earner! | OneFootball

With their return to the Bundesliga last summer, HSV also adjusted its wage structure. Nevertheless, those in charge are still sticking to a clear salary cap.

According to a report by Sport Bild, captain Yussuf Poulsen is currently the top earner in the squad. The Danish international striker is said to receive an estimated base salary of €1.8 million per year. On top of that come performance-related incentives and bonus payments. That puts the 32-year-old right at the salary ceiling HSV is believed to have set for itself last year.

The fact that Poulsen tops the club’s internal wage list is also consistent with the data from the online platform Capology, which specializes in analyzing player salaries and financial data in professional football. The website also ranks the forward in first place.

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Nicolas Capaldo comes in second. The Argentine defensive all-rounder is reportedly earning around €1.5 million net per year. He is followed by center-back Jordan Torunarigha with €1.4 million, as well as Jean-Luc Dompé and Miro Muheim with €1.3 million each. However, no data is yet available for the club’s new signings this summer.

Will Vieira soon become HSV’s top earner?

Interestingly, despite his top position, Poulsen apparently accepted significant financial losses to make the move to Hamburg. At RB Leipzig, the forward still had a contract running until 2026 and, according to Sport Bild, could have earned as much as €7 million. To make the transfer to HSV possible, the Bundesliga rival is said to have paid the Scandinavian around €1 million in compensation, according to the report.

Poulsen thus succeeds Fábio Vieira as the Hanseatic club’s top earner. The Portuguese playmaker, who was on loan from Arsenal last season, is said to have received more than €2 million as an exception to the club’s internal salary rules. It is therefore quite possible that the North Germans will have to approve another special exception in this transfer window in order to sign Vieira permanently. According to consistent media reports, HSV and the 26-year-old have already agreed on a long-term partnership. However, details of the financial terms are not yet known.

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