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MLS Players Union Contract Update: Bakary Soumare’s Salary Released
The only real news from the second release of contract information came in the form of Bakary Soumare's salary information. At $280,000, Soumare could either end up a steal or overpaid as the Union's third highest paid player, in front of even Carlos Valdes, despite coming off of a knee injury and last playing in 2. Bundesliga.
| Name | Base Salary | Guaranteed Compensation | Cap Hit (Not Official/Predicted) |
| Freddy Adu | $400,000 | $519,000 | $350,000 (Designated Player) |
| Chris Albright | $55,000 | $55,000 | $55,000 |
| Brian Carroll | $168,000 | $168,000 | $168,000 |
| Keon Daniel | $55,000 | $59,410 | $57,500 |
| Gabriel Farfan | $46,200 | $46,200 | $46,200 |
| Michael Farfan | $57,200 | $94,700 | $75,000 |
| Raymon Gaddis | $33,750 | $33,750 | 0 (Supplemental) |
| Gabriel Gomez | $275,000 | $294,702.50 | $285,000 |
| Chase Harrison | $44,000.04 | $44,000.04 | $44,000.04 |
| Cristhian Hernandez | $52,500 | $54,375.00 | 0 (Home Grown Player) |
| Chandler Hoffman | $65,000 | $91,000 | 0 (Generation Adidas) |
| Antoine Hoppenot | $44,000 | $44,000 | 0 (Supplemental) |
| Greg Jordan | $44,000 | $44,000 | 0 (Supplemental) |
| Chris Konopka | $44,000 | $44,000 | $44,000 |
| Michael Lahoud | $75,196 | $84,571 | $80,000 |
| Porfirio Lopez | $120,000 | $125,087.50 | $122,500 |
| Zac MacMath | $90,000 | $135,000 | 0 (Generation Adidas) |
| Josue Martinez | $65,000 | $71,062.50 | $68,500 |
| Jack McInerney | $76,000 | $140,166.67 | 0 (Generation Adidas) |
| Jimmy McLaughlin | $48,000 | $57,000 | 0 (Home Grown Player) |
| Amobi Okugo | $90,000 | $173,000 | 0 (Generation Adidas) |
| Lionard Pajoy | $180,000 | $195,000 | $187,500 |
| Zach Pfeffer | $60,000 | $70,000 | 0 (Home Grown Player) |
| Bakary Soumare | $240,000 | $280,000 | $280,000 |
| Roger Torres | $116,160 | $119,285 | $117,500 |
| Carlos Valdes | $268,000 | $268,000 | $268,000 |
| Sheanon Williams | $85,000 | $90,500 | $87,500 |
| Krystian Witkowski | $44,000.04 | $44,000.04 | 0 (Supplemental) |
| Totals: | $ | $ | $ |
(All numbers courtesy of the MLS Players Union)
