Nigel Pearson has spoken about the challenges of signing players within a confined wage structure but highlighted how it's creating a competitive culture among the squad.
Cutting the wage bill has been one of the biggest priorities since Pearson's arrival as manager over two years ago in order to help balance the books. At the end of the financial year 2021/22, the club's wage bill had dropped from £30.25milion to £23.81m over a 12-month period.
That figure is again likely to decrease again when the accounts are published later this year, particularly if high earners Tomas Kalas and Jay Dasilva leave on free transfers. If they do extend their deals, then it will be on reduced salaries, similar to Nahki Wells' contract extension in February.
