The famous journalist Igor Burbas provided a schedule of salaries of UPL clubs. The top 3 in this indicator are Shakhtar, Dynamo, and Polissya.
What are the salaries at Karpaty?
Journalist Igor Burbas on the YouTube channel "BurBuzz" talked about the level of salaries in different UPL clubs, starting with Karpaty.
"In Karpaty, old contracts may still be inflated, Babohlo himself may be somewhere around $30,000. Others are now signing new contracts for around $15,000. 20 is already in the case of some exception. So now they want to make such a scale so as not to exceed 15."
Important! The new UPL season starts on July 31.
What do they offer at Kolos and Obolon?
Conditions are more modest at Kolos and Obolon. According to Burbas, Kolos has never offered overly generous conditions, not even to Taras Stepanenko and Yevhen Seleznyov.
"In Kolos, I have never heard of inflated salaries. There were never any inflated salaries there. In Obolon, there were always small salaries, but big bonuses. Now they have leveled off, and salaries of $7,000-8,000 are now possible."
Why are conditions deteriorating at Kryvbas?
Kryvbas was approximately in the middle between the clubs mentioned above, but now conditions are significantly deteriorating, and the people from Kryvyi Rih are falling in this indicator.
"Kryvbas is lowering the ceiling because the club's financial capabilities are now much lower than a few years ago when ore was much more expensive. So now they can probably afford up to $10, at most. It's even better to bring newcomers in at 5 on average, 7-8."
What conditions do Lviv Bereh and Bukovyna offer?
UPL newcomers also do not lag behind and offer quite competitive conditions in the market to their players in order to form really strong teams.
"When it comes to UPL newcomers, Bukovyna - up to 10, no one else has more. I think, as I was told, no one else has 10. Similarly, Lviv Bereh can offer quite competitive salaries, despite just entering the UPL. They can offer around $7,000-8,000 to newcomers."
Outsiders and leaders of the UPL in terms of salaries
As Burbas informs, currently the lowest salaries in the UPL market are at Kudrivka and Veres. The top 5 in financial terms for players look as follows:
"Shakhtar - first, Dynamo - second, Polissya - third, Kharkiv - fourth, fifth LNZ, which can now comfortably pay $15-20,000 to newcomers, who are often brought from abroad. The only exception, the highest salary, as far as I know, is $25,000 per month for Muharem Yashari."