Dejan Joveljic vs Manu García - salary comparison
Dejan Joveljic earns £17,000 a week more than Manu García — £49,000 against £32,000, a difference of £884,000 over a year. The two best paid players at Sporting Kansas City.
Side by side
Current weekly wage, and where each of them earns it
Dejan Joveljic vs Manu García, line by line
The better figure in each row is picked out in gold. A dash is a figure we do not hold.
| MEASURE | DEJAN JOVELJIC | MANU GARCÍA | DIFFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly wage | £49,000 | £32,000 | £17,000 |
| Yearly salary | £2,548,000 | £1,664,000 | £884,000 |
| Net worth | £9.2m | £7.3m | £1.9m |
| Seasons we hold a wage for | 10 | 10 | - |
| Age | 25 | 27 | 2 yr |
| Position | ST | AM C | - |
| Club | Sporting Kansas City | Sporting Kansas City | team-mates |
| League | Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer | same league |
| Nationality | Serbia | Spain | - |
| Contract expiry | DEC 2027 | DEC 2027 | same day |
What the gap buys
The difference between these two, put next to figures the rest of the site holds
Dejan Joveljic is paid £17,000 a week more than Manu García — £884,000 over a year.
of the 904 clubs we hold squad wages for pay their whole first team less each week than the gap between these two. The biggest of them is Hamilton Academical, whose 35 players cost £17k a week between them.
what Manu García is paid. Put another way, Dejan Joveljic earns Manu García's entire week in 4.6 days.
a week, in 2026 — the widest the two have been apart in any of the 10 seasons below that they both appear in.
Season by season
Weekly wage in each season both men appear in our data, newest at the bottom. Where they were is beside the figure.
Full histories: Dejan Joveljic · Manu García
Frequently asked questions
Dejan Joveljic vs Manu García
Who earns more, Dejan Joveljic or Manu García?
Dejan Joveljic earns more. Dejan Joveljic is on £49,000 per week against Manu García's £32,000, a gap of £17,000 a week.
What is the difference between Dejan Joveljic's and Manu García's salary?
£17,000 per week, which comes to £884,000 over a year. Dejan Joveljic is paid 1.5 times what Manu García is paid.
How much does Dejan Joveljic earn per week?
Dejan Joveljic earns £49,000 per week at Sporting Kansas City, or £2,548,000 per year.
How much does Manu García earn per week?
Manu García earns £32,000 per week at Sporting Kansas City, or £1,664,000 per year.
Who is older, Dejan Joveljic or Manu García?
Manu García is older, at 27 to 25.
Whose contract runs longer, Dejan Joveljic's or Manu García's?
Both deals are recorded as expiring on 31 December 2027.
Who has earned more over their career, Dejan Joveljic or Manu García?
Dejan Joveljic, on the seasons we hold a wage for. Dejan Joveljic has earned £9,152,520 across 10 seasons, Manu García £7,264,400 across 10 seasons.
How big is the gap between Dejan Joveljic and Manu García?
£17,000 a week. That is more than the entire first-team wage bill at 159 of the 904 clubs whose squads we hold wages for, the biggest of them Hamilton Academical on £16,910 a week.