Ben Foster reveals his weekly wage when he signed for West Brom – and how much it would have been slashed by if they suffered Premier League relegation
- Ben Foster has revealed what his salary was when he played for West Brom
- The former England international says his wage would drop following relegation
- Foster recently left League Two Wrexham after making 12 appearances
Ben Foster has opened up about how much money he used to earn while playing for West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League.
The former England international left Wrexham in August and went back into retirement after making 12 appearances for the Welsh club.
Speaking on his Fozcast podcast, Foster revealed what his weekly wage was during the peak of his powers at West Brom.
The goalkeeper made 223 appearance for the Baggies between 2012 and 2018, and admitted that he was one of the club’s best-paid players during that time.
Foster said: ‘In my first contract in 2012 at West Brom, I think it was £40,000 a week.
Ben Foster has revealed he earned a weekly wage of £40,000 during his time at West Bromwich Albion
‘I was one of the higher earners, I definitely wasn’t the top earner but one of the higher earners.’
The 40-year-old left West Brom to join Watford after the Baggies had been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the 2017-18 season.
Foster would stay at Vicarage Road for four seasons before announcing his retirement.
He was tempted out of retirement by former club Wrexham, and the one-time Manchester United ‘keeper helped the Hollywood-owned club win promotion back to the Football League last term.
Although Foster suffered relegation during spells at Birmingham City and Watford, he managed to help keep West Brom in the top flight until his final season.
Foster recently left League Two side Wrexham after helping the club to promotion from the National League last season
The goalkeeper is a former England international and spent the majority of his career turning out for Premier League clubs
He revealed that his wage would have dropped significantly had he remained at the club in the Championship if they had been relegated after signing his initial four-year contract in 2012.
Foster said: ‘I had a clause in my contract. My wages went down to £25,000 if we got relegated.
‘So I would have been in the Championship with West Brom, with three years left on my deal, on £25,000 a week.
‘If we had got promoted again the very next season, they would have gone back up to £40,000 [a week].’
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