How much money Million Manhoef is estimated to earn a week at Stoke City | OneFootball

The Dutch winger has been one of the Potters' star men since his January arrival

Dutch winger Million Manhoef's breakthrough has been a big positive in a turbulent season for Stoke City so far.

Manhoef only joined the Potters on a three-and-a-half-year deal from Eredivisie outfit Vitesse in the last January transfer window, but has fast become one of their, and the Championship's, most exciting wingers in his short time in English football so far.

The Dutch under-21 attacker registered four goals and an assist in 14 games for the Potters in 2023/24, as he played a key role in their eventually successful bid to avoid relegation to League One.

As a result, he was the subject of reported transfer interest from fellow Championship side Leeds United over the summer, but he stayed in the Potteries and has begun this campaign in even better form than what he ended last season in.

Here, with the help of Capology, Football League World has decided to take a look at his estimated weekly wage at Stoke, and how that compares to his teammates and what he was previously earning in the Netherlands.

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

Million Manhoef's estimated weekly wage at Stoke City

According to Capology's estimates, the 22-year-old earns a weekly wage of £12,500 per week with the Potters, which puts him on par with Japanese midfielder Tatsuki Seko, who joined from J-League side Kawasaki Frontale in the summer window.

Their estimated weekly earnings place Manhoef as the joint-seventh highest earner of the players contracted to the club permanently, which he may feel is relatively low given his standing and impact on the team since his arrival.

The Dutch under-21 international's weekly wage means he will earn an estimated £650,000 in a year while with the Potters, which equates to £1.95m across the rest of his contract, provided he sees the next three years out at the bet365 Stadium.

As aforementioned, Manhoef was reportedly of interest to Leeds in the recent summer window, and that potential move would very likely have seen him increase his weekly wages, so Stoke will be pleased that he stuck around at the club for this campaign on less money.

Million Manhoef's Stoke earnings compared to his teammates and previous clubs

While he is still earning a decent wage compared to a lot of his teammates, Manhoef may well be disappointed to learn who earns more than him at Stoke, according to Capology, when his impact on the team is compared to theirs.

Stoke's alleged highest earner is centre-back Ben Gibson, who signed as a free agent in the summer window after he was released by Norwich City, and earns an estimated £35,000 p/w at the Potters.

Gibson's apparent earnings are probably fair, given he has been appointed as Stoke's captain and started in four of the club's first five Championship games of the season, but Sam Gallagher being listed as the second-highest earner at the club, with £25,000 p/w according to Capology's estimates, may come as a shock to Potters fans given his standing in the squad.

Gallagher has struggled for minutes at Stoke since his summer move from Blackburn Rovers due to a calf injury picked up in pre-season, and even when he does return to action, he will likely be behind the likes of Tom Cannon and Lewis Koumas in the pecking order in attack, so it makes little sense for him to apparently be earning double what Manhoef makes in a week.

Veteran left-back Enda Stevens, who signed last summer from Sheffield United, also earns more than the 22-year-old with £15,000 p/w according to Capology, and that will also come as a surprise to Manhoef since the Republic of Ireland international is now the Potters' second-choice left-back due to Eric Bocat's summer arrival.

Manhoef can have few complaints about his wages at Stoke though, especially when compared to his previous earnings with boyhood club Vitesse, who he eventually had to leave in January due to their financial struggles.

According to Capology's estimates, the Dutchman was earning £1,624 in a week with the Eredivisie side, a wage that pales in comparison to his earnings with the Potters.

That wage seemingly did not change from his first breakthrough with the club in 2020 to his departure in 2023, which would make sense given their financial troubles, but does also give more context behind him being so eager to make the move to Stoke.