How much money Jay Stansfield earns at Birmingham City as exit twist drops | OneFootball

The 23-year-old has been linked with a move away from Blues in recent days

Birmingham City have now spent 15 years outside the Premier League, and many associated with the West Midlands outfit will hope the 2026/27 season potentially is the year when their exile from the top-flight ends.

It is fair to say that whilst Knighthead Capital Management's future plans for Blues are hard to ignore, the period which comes before pre-season in this part of the West Midlands hasn't exactly been the most joyous.

Chris Davies has received plenty of backing from the likes of Tom Wagner to reshape his squad across four transfer windows thus far, and now the fifth of those throughout his two-year spell as manager is now underway ahead of the new Championship season.

That said, the majority of transfer-related talk relating to Blues at this moment in time has been on the outgoings front, and that includes behind-the-scenes as Knighthead eye up a new director of football to assist Davies on the recruitment side of his role, following the exit of Craig Gardner.

Indeed, the likes of Marvin Ducksch have been the subject of exit talk, with the German reportedly having a non-promotion release clause worth less than £1m in his contract.

The two-time international was one of only two Blues players to hit double-figures in the Championship last summer, with he and Jay Stansfield netting 10 times apiece.

However, an exit threat over the club-record signing has now emerged, regardless of how his current employers feel about a sale.

With that in mind, Football League World have looked at just how much the 23-year-old is said to earn at St. Andrew's.

How much money Jay Stansfield earns at Birmingham City as Premier League exit threat emerges

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During his time in the Second City, the England youth international has become one of the EFL's most highly-rated and watched homegrown talents, largely due to the price-tag which Blues reportedly parted with to secure his services on a permanent basis in August 2024.

Indeed, after netting 12 times in 2023/24 as the club were relegated, in Davies' first transfer window, Birmingham smashed their club and the League One transfer record with Stansfield signing a seven-year contract, with the initial deal in excess of £15m and said to include £5m in add-ons.

Unsurprisingly, the attacker was a key part of Blues' record-breaking League One term, and was able to notch 10 strikes in 2025/26, although only two of those came after January.

It has now been claimed that the Championship side's prized asset is valued at a £25m figure, and is wanted by a quartet of Premier League sides in Everton, Hull City, Ipswich Town and Sunderland, although Birmingham are said to be feeling "relaxed" when it comes to the retention of Stansfield's signature post-August.

In terms of wage bills, Blues had one of the ESTIMATED top 10 in the division last term, but despite his exploits, Stansfield is said to be the ninth-highest earner in Tom Wagner's payroll at just £12,500 per week, as per Capology.

Such a figure is far less than other high-profile names such as Demarai Gray, Patrick Roberts, Kyogo Furuhashi and Carlos Vicente, all of whom are earning ESTIMATED salaries of, or in excess of £30,000 per week.

Jay Stansfield could be set for wage hike if Premier League switch comes to fruition

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Naturally, Stansfield could be set for a wage hike if a Premier League move was to occur in the summer window, with Blues fans, and supporters of the clubs credited with interest, certainly split when debating if the striker is worth £25m at this moment in time.

An exit would mean that Blues would look to recoup at least the £15m minimum which they paid Fulham two years ago, and his exploits since then, as well as being a homegrown player, would certainly add extra value on top of Stansfield having five years still remaining on his contract.

Having just been promoted from the Championship, some would argue that Stansfield's greater chances of sourcing gametime would be at either Hull or Ipswich, while some Blues fans are of the opinion that they could swap places with at least one of those two sides next season, or in the near future, depending on circumstances.

Everton, of course, are one of the country's biggest clubs and also have their sights set on Middlesbrough's Hayden Hackney, emphasising a desire to recruit some of the Championship's best talents and hope they can make an immediate and long-term impact, while Sunderland could also offer European football after qualifying for the UEFA Europa League in their first season back in the Premier League.

That said, though, the key figures at St. Andrew's will be praying Stansfield stays loyal and remains at his current employers for a long time, with the 62,000-seater Powerhouse stadium move a matter of years away.