Middlesbrough: How much money does Paddy McNair earn a week amid contract development? | OneFootball

It's been a tough few weeks for Paddy McNair with the Northern Irish centre-back being left out of Middlesbrough's matchday squads since the start of December.

Further news emerged this week that the former Manchester United man is "extremely unlikely" to be offered a new deal on his existing terms, according to The Northern Echo, meaning that it looks as if McNair will become a free agent in the summer unless he's sold by Boro this month.

It'll be a sad end to life at the Riverside Stadium for McNair, who joined the club in 2018 and has gone onto make 213 appearances for the club but has fallen out of favour under Michael Carrick in recent times.

There's no doubt that the defender is still capable of playing at this level and won't want to be out of action for too long. The deal McNair signed in December 2020 expires later this year, so he may be a very attractive signing as a free in the summer.

Here we'll take a look at how much money Paddy McNair earns each week on his current deal at Middlesbrough.

Paddy McNair's weekly wage

Using Capology, Paddy McNair's estimated weekly wage is thought to be £20,000. However, it must be stressed that this is an estimate.

This is a significant wage, and puts him third in Boro's highest earners behind Sam Greenwood and Jonny Howson, who are reportedly on £30,000 and £25,000 a week.

Given McNair's significant wage, perhaps the club will be open to letting him leave for free this month, just to get him off the wage bill given his lack of current game time.

McNair's wage of £20,000 a week means that he earns £1,040,000 a year, a lot more than Middlesbrough's average annual salary, which is £485,071.

McNair earns significantly more than the average Boro weekly wage, which is £9,328 on average. It reflects how well thought of McNair was during the 2020/21 season when the club gave him a four-year deal that he was deemed worthy of earning such a good wage.

However, the Boro board will not be happy seeing a player earning that sort of money despite not featuring, so they will be doing everything in their power to move him on.

McNair will probably have to take a wage cut if he's to find a new Championship deal

Whether it's at Middlesbrough or elsewhere, McNair will probably have to take a wage cut on his next deal.

When the Northern Irish man was given his new deal in 2020, he started every single league game for the club that season and captained them on occasions, so the £20,000 a week was deemed money well-spent.

However, as someone who's not playing regular football, he'll be unable to command those types of wages. The average Championship annual salary is £614,054, which equates to £11,808 a week.