Coventry City Salaries 2025/26

Championship

Top Earner: F. Onyeka (€2.5M)

Lowest Earner: M. van Ewijk (€184K)

F. Onyeka

Top Earner

M. van Ewijk

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Top Two Defenders Match Other Seven

The combined salary of the two highest-paid defenders, Luke Woolfenden and Kaine Kesler-Hayden, is approximately €2.8M. This amount is almost identical to the combined salaries of the other seven defenders in the squad.

Two Strikers Out-Earn Seven Defenders

The combined salary of the two highest-paid centre-forwards, Ellis Simms and Haji Wright (€3.2M), is greater than the combined salaries of the other seven defenders on the team (€2.8M).

Defender and Strikers on Identical Pay

Three players from different areas of the pitch share the exact same annual salary of €1.6M: centre-back Luke Woolfenden and centre-forwards Ellis Simms and Haji Wright.

Top Two Midfielders Out-Earn The Rest

The two highest-paid midfielders, Frank Onyeka and Matt Grimes, have a combined salary of €4.4M. This is significantly more than the combined €2.85M salary of the other five midfielders in the squad.

Massive Pay Gap Between Right-Backs

There is a significant wage disparity between the club's two right-backs. Kaine Kesler-Hayden earns €1.2M annually, while Milan van Ewijk earns just €184K, meaning one is paid over six times more than the other.

Midfielder and Goalkeeper Share Salary

An unusual salary pairing exists between central midfielder Jamie Allen and goalkeeper Oliver Dovin, who both earn the exact same annual salary of €475K.

Coventry's Four-Tier Pay Structure

The squad's salaries are grouped into four tiers. An elite tier of five players, including Frank Onyeka and Matt Grimes, earns over €1.5M. A second tier earns between €900K and €1.2M. A mid-tier of seven players, including Tatsuhiro Sakamoto and Jake Bidwell, earns between €500K and €800K. The remaining nine players form a lower tier, all earning less than €500K annually.

Midfielder Is Club's Top Earner

The highest-paid player in the squad is central midfielder Frank Onyeka, with an annual salary of €2.5M.

Woolfenden Leads Defensive Wages

Centre-back Luke Woolfenden is the highest-paid defender on the team, earning an annual salary of €1.6M.

Two Strikers Share Attacking Top Spot

The highest salary among the forwards is shared by two players. Centre-forwards Ellis Simms and Haji Wright are the joint highest-paid attackers, both earning €1.6M annually.

Transfer rumour salaries: Kévin Denkey

Latest reported salary figures for players linked with a move to the club.

Kévin Denkey is thought to demand a salary of at least £70,000 per week if he were to join Coventry City.

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Potential wage savings if Bobby Thomas, Haji Wright and others leave

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Bobby Thomas, currently earning €250K/year, is linked with moves to clubs such as Leeds United, Brentford, and West Ham United. Haji Wright, with a salary of €1.6M/year, is rumoured to be moving to West Ham United or Beşiktaş. Jake Bidwell, earning €624K/year, is linked with a transfer to Portsmouth. Ellis Simms, who earns €1.6M/year, is rumoured to be moving to West Ham United.

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