Ryan Gauld is the highest paid Scot in MLS as former Dundee United star’s bumper Vancouver Whitecaps salary is revealed

Ryan Gauld is the highest paid Scot in Major League Soccer, with the former Dundee United ace pocketing £1.7m a year with Vancouver Whitecaps.

The 26-year-old joined the Canadian side in July 2021 and has gone on to notch seven goals and five assists in 27 appearances.

Gauld’s wage has risen by £300,000 compared to his first season with the Whitecaps and now amounts to roughly £33,000 a week.

Another ex-Tannadice hero Johnny Russell is not far behind Gauld, banking a yearly £1.6m pay packet.

That equates to £30,700 a week for the Sporting Kansas City talisman.

Scotland international Lewis Morgan, enjoying his first campaign with New York Red Bulls, earns £517,000 a year (just shy of £10,000 a week).

Stuart Findlay banks £358,000 a year (£6,900 per week) at Philadelphia Union.

Ex-Rangers defender Danny Wilson pockets £262,000 a year (£5,000 per week) with Colorado Rapids.

The highest paid player in MLS is former Liverpool ace Xherdan Shaqiri, who earns £5.8m a year (£113,000 per week) as a designated player with Chicago Fire.

All salary details were made public as part of the MLS player association’s annual release of figures — and are accurate as of April 2022.

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