Manchester United forward Amad Diallo has been out of action since February with an ankle injury and is expected to miss the rest of the season.
The Ivorian starlet had been one of the standout performers for Ruben Amorim’s side in the Premier League before the season-ending injury blow, with nine goals and seven assists in all competitions from a wide position.
United will be hoping that he can return from injury to carry that form into the 2025/26 campaign and beyond, as he could be a future star for the club.
Where Amad Diallo ranks in Man Utd's top earners
Despite his impressive form for the Red Devils this season, Amad is not among the top few earners within the squad with his weekly wage of £120k.
As you can see in the table below, the left-footed wizard only just cracks the top ten list, below the likes of Christian Eriksen and Mason Mount, who have either been bit-part players or unavailable for most of the season.
Casemiro
£350k
Bruno Fernandes
£300k
Mason Mount
£250k
Matthijs De Ligt
£195k
Harry Maguire
£190k
Christian Eriksen
£150k
Luke Shaw
£150k
Noussair Mazraoui
£135k
Victor Lindelof
£120k
Amad Diallo
£120k
You can also see that Swedish central defender Victor Lindelof earns as much as Diallo per week, and Manchester United must decide to finally axe him from the squad in the summer transfer window when his contract expires.
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His current deal is due to run out at the end of June and Amorim should cut him from the group, because he has already drained the club of millions in wages throughout his career so far.
How much money Victor Lindelof has earned at Man Utd
Manchester United swooped to sign the centre-back from Benfica for a reported fee of £31m in the summer of 2017, and the defender has earned even more than that transfer fee in wages in the subsequent eight years.
24/25
£120k
£6.24m
23/24
£120k
£6.24m
22/23
£120k
£6.24m
21/22
£120k
£6.24m
20/21
£120k
£6.24m
19/20
£120k
£6.24m
18/19
£75k
£4.65m
17/18
£75k
£4.65m
As you can see in the table above, Lindelof has already earned over £40m in wages during his time at Old Trafford to date, and will have earned a reported £46.64m in wages by the end of his contract this year.
That is a sum of £77.64m in total, including his transfer fee, and the 30-year-old has only played 30 or more league matches in two of his eight seasons in Manchester.
He has only started two of his eight appearances in the Premier League this season and has been an unused substitute 11 times across all competitions, which shows that the experienced defender is a bit-part player at best under Amorim.
Compare that to Amad Diallo’s importance to the team, with his aforementioned goals and assists, on the same weekly wage and that shows why United must finally part ways with the Sweden international this summer.
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Amorim should move him on from Old Trafford when his contract expires, as he has not provided good value for the wage the club are paying him, and attempt to bring in a replacement that will be a part of his plans moving forward.