How much Southampton pay 'wonderful' Caspar Jander a week at St Mary's | OneFootball

As Caspar Jander continues to impress Southampton supporters, we looked at the midfielder's estimated weekly wages at St Mary's.

It is fair to say that it has been a mixed season for Southampton in the Championship so far, but they will be optimistic of a strong second half of the campaign under new manager Tonda Eckert.

After their humiliating relegation from the Premier League last season, Southampton appointed Will Still as their new manager in the summer, and as he had a reputation as one of the brightest young managers in Europe, he was widely seen as an exciting choice for the South Coast outfit.

Still was given strong backing by the Saints hierarchy in the transfer market this summer, with the likes of Joshua Quarshie, Caspar Jander, Finn Azaz, Tom Fellows, Leo Scienza and Damion Downs all arriving at St Mary's, but he failed to get the best out of his talented squad, and he was sacked last month after winning just four of his 16 games in charge.

Southampton have been a team rejuvenated since Eckert took over after Still's exit, initially on an interim basis before he was handed the permanent job earlier this month, and that improvement has been reflected in many of the summer signings, with midfielder Jander one man in particular who has thrived since the change of management.

Jander, who joined the Saints from German second division side FC Nurnberg for a fee of £10.4 million, is becoming an increasingly influential part of the side under Eckert, and he has even started to chip in with the occasional goal, including important strikes in back-to-back games against Sheffield Wednesday and Charlton Athletic last month.

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While the likes of Azaz, Fellows and Scienza have grabbed the headlines for their attacking contributions in recent weeks, it seems Jander has been making an equally strong impression on the Southampton fanbase.

When asked for his thoughts on how Jander has performed so far, FLW's Southampton fan pundit Martin Sanders was full of praise for the 22-year-old, and as well as lauding him as one of the club's best summer signings, he predicted he could have a big future ahead of him in English football.

"He's going to be really good," Martin told FLW.

"He makes loads of passes into the final third. He's a wonderful little footballer. I really like him. I think he'll go right to the top in England as well. He's young and he's only going to get better as well.

"When you've got people like Scienza and Fellows that are always thinking forward, you've always got an option to play a forward pass and that's what Kasper does.

"He's a really, really good bit of business."

As Jander continues to make a name for himself with the Saints, we looked at how much the midfielder earns at St Mary's.

How much Caspar Jander earns per week at Southampton

According to Capology, Jander takes home £20,000-a-week at Southampton, with an annual wage of £1,040,000, although it should be stressed that those figures are an estimate.

Jander is on the same wages as three of his Saints team-mates, Gavin Bazunu, Scienza and Ross Stewart, but the quartet are far from the biggest earners at the club.

Despite his limited game time this season, Joe Aribo is Southampton's highest-paid player, with the midfielder believed to receive a staggering £70,000-a-week, while Adam Armstrong (£60,000-a-week), Azaz (£50,000-a-week) and Alex McCarthy, Mads Roerslev, Jack Stephens, Ryan Fraser and Cameron Archer (all £40,000-a-week) are also near the top of the list.

There are also a number of other players who are paid more than Jander, including Elias Jelert, Ronnie Edwards, Flynn Downes and Fellows (all £30,000-a-week) and Oriel Romeu (£25,000-a-week), which is perhaps reflective of the fact that he was unproven in English football when he arrived at the club.

However, as Jander is now really starting to make his mark with the Saints, there is every chance that it will not be long until he attracts interest from elsewhere, so the club may need to consider increasing his salary to convince him to turn down the Premier League wages that could soon be on offer, particularly if they were to miss out on promotion.