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Norwich City have probably surprised many people with the start they have made to the 2023/24 Championship season.
David Wagner arrived as the club’s new manager towards the end of last season, but results didn’t really change as the club struggled to compete at the top end of the table.
However, Wagner has acted in the transfer market, making swift changes to the playing squad, which has resulted in them making a good start to the campaign.
The Canaries currently sit inside the play-offs on 10 points out of a possible 15, with them suffering just one defeat in the Championship so far.
As mentioned, there were several comings and goings at Norwich in the summer, and that got us thinking at Football League World about how it will have changed at the club over the years in terms of who was the highest paid player.
So, here we have looked at the highest paid player at Norwich in each of the last 10 seasons as estimated by Capology
2014-15: Sebastien Bassong – £30,000
Former defender Sebastian Bassong was believed to be Norwich’s highest-paid player for the 2014/15 season, with a weekly wage of £30,000.
Bassong signed for the Canaries in 2012 from Tottenham Hotspur, and he stayed at the club until 2017, when he was released from his contract.
In those five years, Bassong played 135 times for Norwich, with him getting on the scoresheet five times.
After leaving Norwich, Bassong bounced around with a few clubs, one of which was Peterborough United, but in 2020 he announced his retirement from football. He has since been seen on Sky Sports News as a football guest.
2015-16: Dieumerci Mbokani – £40,000
In the 2015/16 season, it was striker Dieumerci Mbokani who was the club’s highest-paid player, as he was said to be on a weekly wage of £40,000.
The forward joined the Canaries on a season-long loan deal from Dynamo Kiev, as he was brought in to help the club in the Premier League.
Mbokani struggled to have a big impact at Carrow Road, as he only scored seven times in the 30 appearances he made for the club.
2016-17: John Ruddy – £28,000
John Ruddy is a player that most Norwich City fans are aware of, as he arrived at the club in 2010 and spent seven years as their goalkeeper.
Ruddy played over 240 games for the Canaries in his time at the club, becoming a real fan favourite. The 36-year-old played an important role in the many times they were promoted to the Premier League.
In the 2016/17 season, Ruddy was the club’s highest-paid player, as he was on a weekly wage of £28,000.
2017-18: Timm Klose – £27,000
Timm Close was Norwich’s highest-paid player for two seasons on a run, as he earned a weekly wage of £27,000.
The defender joined the club in January 2016, but after departures, it was this season that he became the highest paid player at the club.
2018-19: Timm Klose – £27,000
Klose continued to have the title of their highest paid player in the 2018/19 season as well, as his £27,000 a week was still ahead of the £25,000 that second highest paid Grant Hanley was on.
Klose was at Norwich until 2021, and in that period, he played 128 times for the club. He recently found himself without a club, but he is now playing for Swiss side FC Basel.
2019-20: Josip Drmic – £50,000
Drmic joined the Canaries on a free transfer in July 2019 after leaving German side Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Drmic was at the club until 2022 but was out on loan near the end of his time at the club. The Swiss international played just 24 times for the club in those three years, but in that time, he was said to be on a weekly wage of £50,000.
2020-21: Ben Gibson – £40,000
This is the first of three times that Ben Gibson has found himself as the club’s highest-paid player in the last 10 seasons.
The defender joined the Canaries in this season on a season-long loan deal from Burnley. This was when the Clarets were in the Premier League and Gibson was struggling for regular game time.
His arrival meant he was Norwich’s highest paid player, with a weekly wage of £40,000.