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FLW looks at the highest-paid Stoke player for 2024/25

Stoke City have an unfortunate recent history of paying big fees and wages for players and not receiving much on the pitch in return, so they will hope that their current crop can be different this time around.

Stoke have struggled in the Championship in years gone by, and the club has had to reduce their wage budget considerably in recent times as a result of their poor form year-on-year.

The Potters brought in numerous new faces in the summer transfer window, while letting go of some key senior players, and with the help of Capology, we are taking a look at which player is estimated to be earning the most per week at the club.

It must be taken into consideration that the data provided by Capology are estimations and not official figures.

Ben Gibson is Stoke's highest earner based on estimations

According to Capology's estimates, centre-back Ben Gibson is the highest earner in the Stoke first-team squad in the 2024/25 season.

Gibson joined the Potters from Norwich City on a free transfer this summer after his contract expired at Carrow Road, and he has immediately come in to be their highest earner on an estimated £35,000 per week.

The 31-year-old was believed to be earning £40,000 per week at Carrow Road, meaning he will have taken a pay cut to join Stoke, but it makes sense as to why he would still be the Potters' biggest earner, given his experience at international and Premier League level in his career to date.

Gibson's weekly wage means he will earn an estimated £1.82 million in a year while with the Potters, which equates to £5.46m across the rest of his contract, provided he sees the next three years out at the bet365 Stadium.

Ben Gibson's weekly wage compared to his Stoke teammates

Gibson is the Potters' estimated highest earner by some way, with striker Sam Gallagher in second on £25,000 per week after his move from Blackburn Rovers in the summer.

Gibson's centre-back partner Ben Wilmot is Stoke's third-highest weekly earner, based on Capology's estimates, on £20,000 per week, while Viktor Johansson, Eric Bocat and Enda Stevens all seemingly earn less than half of what the 31-year-old does in a week, on an estimated £15,000.

It may come as a surprise to many that Dutch winger Million Manhoef is on a reported £12,500 per week, while last season's Player of the Year Bae Junho earns an estimated £5,000 a week, as they are two of Stoke's main attacking forces and their wages are a lot less than Gibson's.

Stoke's previous highest earner, based on Capology's estimations, was Brazilian striker Wesley, who earned the same amount at Stoke as Gibson and contributed very little at the bet365 Stadium relative to his wages prior to his summer release, so it will not take much for the 31-year-old to give more than him to the Potters over the next few years.