Retired Harambee Stars captain and CF Montreal midfielder, Victor Wanyama elicited mixed reactions after he announced that he would be leaving the Major League Soccer (MLS) side at the end of the season. 

Wanyama will part ways with CF Montreal in December after his contract expires, with no signs of extensions in the works. 

This will mark Wanyama's two-year deal at the club coming to a close with five goals and seven assists in 79 appearances. 

Current Club CF Montreal midfielder, Victor Wanyama plays FIFA at his home.

THE STANDARD

Salary

According to MLS official site, Wanyama earns Ksh24 million a month, totalling to Ksh290,280,000 annually. The player also pockets an annual guaranteed compensation rising to Ksh373, 937,123.  

The annual guaranteed compensation comprises a player's base salary, all signing and guaranteed bonuses annualized over the term of the player's contract, inclusive of marketing bonus and agent's fees. 

Assets

Wanyama, who is no stranger to success, has amassed close to two decades in professional football with his career kicking off in the Kenya Premier League (KPL). Over the years, he has accumulated immense wealth from playing in top leagues. 

In 2018, he toured Kenya with a customised Volkswagen Crafter CR53 Maxi. The luxurious vehicle was estimated to cost an average of Ksh25 million with features such as interior and exterior CCTV cameras, a play station, rotating seats, a fridge, 3D TV screens and a coffeemaker. 

Wanyama also boasts of a Ksh15 million Range Rover Sport, as well as a 2017 Bentley model that is estimated to cost around Ksh20 million.

Reports indicate that during his tenure at Tottenham Hostpur, Wanyama bought several properties in Kenya and a Ksh60 million property in the United Kingdom. In 2018 during a season's break, he had revealed his plans of purchasing a luxury house in Zanzibar but the plans were quashed after the EPL season resumed.  

In addition, Wanyama owns a world-class academy in Busia called Victor Wanyama Foundation- which focuses on sports, education, health and wildlife.

Aside from sports activities, the foundation sponsors needy students through scholarships, creates job opportunities and sensitizes people on the protection of wildlife threatened by illegal trade. 

Mathare residents sanitizing their hands in a past event by the Victor Wanyama Foundation at Kiboro Primary School, on the 27th March 2020.

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