MANCHESTER CITY wonderkid Rico Lewis will see his wages skyrocket by a whopping 400 per cent.
Lewis, 18, has hit the ground running ever since his senior City debut in August during a Premier League clash against Bournemouth.
The right-back also made history by becoming the Citizens’ youngest ever Champions League scorer with a goal in the 3-1 victory over Sevilla during his full debut in the competition.
City are set to reward the England Under-19 international with a bumper new deal that will see him earn £25,000 per week.
That means the defender will be bagging an approximate £1,300,000 per year.
Lewis, who has been on £5,000 per week, will now be making more than fellow young star Cole Palmer, who is the senior squad’s lowest earner with £20,000 per week.
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Of course, the full-back is miles off City’s highest earners with the likes of Erling Haaland and Kevin de Bruyne bagging more in just one afternoon.
Haaland – the second highest earner – makes £19,500,000 per year, which means he pockets over £53,000 per day.
And top earner De Bruyne, who is on £20,800,000 per year, earns almost £57,000 per day.
But Lewis is definitely on the right path as he has already amassed 18 appearances across all competitions this season.
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The teenage sensation is also often being preferred by manager Pep Guardiola ahead of Kyle Walker.
Lewis also started ahead of the now-departed Joao Cancelo, who joined Bayern Munich on loan last month.
And the England youth ace’s continued selection contributed in Cancelo’s departure.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
