How much money Jamie Vardy earned per week when Leicester City won the Premier League | OneFootball

The 39-year-old was the highest-paid player in Claudio Ranieri's title-winning side

Leicester City surprised the footballing globe when they were triumphant in the 2015-16 Premier League season, and they were led from the front by an absolute workhorse in the form of Jamie Vardy.

The Sheffield-born Foxes legend netted 24 goals that season as Claudio Ranieri’s side stunned the footballing world to lift the top-flight trophy, but how much was he getting paid in the process?

As per Capology estimates, his apparent 15/16 salary now provides a useful reference point when looking at how much he went on to earn at the King Power, and even what he’s getting in Italy at Cremonese now.

How much money Jamie Vardy earned during Leicester City's Premier League winning season

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Using Capology estimates for Leicester City’s 2015/16 squad, Jamie Vardy is listed on a weekly wage of £70,000, making him the Foxes’ top earner during that historic campaign by £25,000-per week.

When compared to others on the list, it is a fair bit more. Riyad Mahrez and N'Golo Kante were estimated to be on £45,000-per week and £40,000-per week respectively. In truth, the Algerian's weekly wage was joint-second-highest to Vardy's.

That dynamic obviously didn't last long, with both Mahrez and Kante eventually earning huge moves to Manchester City and Chelsea, but the aforementioned list shows how Leicester’s wage structure then pretty much revolved around Vardy.

Ben Chillwell, who only made one first-team appearance for the East Midlands outfit that season, which came in the EFL Cup, was at the bottom of the club's 2015-16 Capology wage list - on £400 a week.

Others on the list include now-Birmingham City winger Demarai Gray, on £20,000-per week, goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel on £35,000 week and Wes Morgan on £17,500-per week,

As for Vardy, later in his Leicester career, his wage is estimated to have climbed to around £140,000-per week at its peak - which he was supposedly earning for seven consecutive seasons.

This estimate reflects not only his continued goalscoring form, but also the club’s desire to fend off interest from rival Premier League sides and reward him for years of service. After all, he did end up scoring 200 goals across exactly 500 matches in all competitions.

How Jamie Vardy's Cremonese wage compares to his 2015/16 Leicester City deal

One decade since the title-winning miracle, Vardy is estimated to be earning nearly £40k-per-week LESS than what he was on in 15/16.

The 39-year-old joined Italian side Cremonese in September last year, and is on course to have his contract extended at the end of the season - which will happen if the club avoid relegation to Serie B.

Using Capology once more, the veteran striker is now earning an estimated £30,710-per week. Given his age, this is still a lot of money for a footballer pushing their forties - yet it's well below what he took home when Leicester were crowned Champions of England.

Put simply, Vardy is now earning less than half of what he was estimated to be on during 2015/16 - which shows just how big a financial step down he has accepted late in his career to continue playing regular top-flight football.