Russian forward «Minnesota» Kiril Caprica can become one of the most highly paid hockey players in the world. According to insiders, the club is preparing a new eight-year agreement for its leader.
If the deal goes through, Caprisov’s salary will be $15 million per season. This will make his contract more profitable than that of the star «Edmonton» Leon Drizzyale.
According to the hockey expert Frank Seravally, negotiations between the club and the player are already active. Although he notes that this is an assumption for the time being, such a deal will be the largest in the history of «Minnesota». The current contract of a Russian citizen, under which he receives 9 million per year, expires in 2026.
The highest paid NHL player at the moment remains Austin Matthews from «Toronto» with a salary of 16.7 million dollars. The new contract may bring Capryrova closer to this mark.
The financial scale of modern sport is impressive: while one Russian club has a small country budget, another pays millions of euros for the best assistant to France’s championship.