Ahead of the 2022–2023 Championship season, Gabriel Sara joined Norwich City from Brazilian Serie A team Sao Paulo. He quickly shown his creative abilities by recording seven goals and four assists in the second division that season.
However, he blew that return out of the water last season, scoring 13 goals and dishing out 12 assists in the second division. He also scored and assisted in two FA Cup games.
Despite the Norfolk team’s ultimate 4-0 semi-final loss to Leeds United, Sara’s heroics in the final third at Carrow Road secured the Canaries a Championship play-off position last season.
However, this past summer, the Brazilian’s skill in the English second division won him a well-earned transfer to Galatasaray, a Turkish powerhouse, with whom he has since played in the Süper Lig, qualified for the Champions League, and played in the Europa League.
Last month, Sara played a key role in midfield for his team as they defeated Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 in the Europa League, which the Canaries supporters may have enjoyed watching.
Football League World examines how the 25-year-old’s weekly salary stacks up against that of his former teammates after he moved from Carrow Road to Türkiye.
Sara’s estimated salary in Galatasaray is more than twice that of the highest-paid employee in Norwich City.
Capology believes that the Brazilian makes £72,600 a week, or £3,775,191 a year. Shane Duffy and Jack Stacey, on the other hand, are the Canaries’ equal biggest earners, earning £35,000 a week, or £1,820,000 annually, according to Capital.
It’s interesting to note that Sara was only the 14th highest paid player for the Canaries last season, earning an estimated £18,654 per week and £970,000 annually. By Capology’s estimations, Duffy and Stacey were already making £35,000 per week, with only Ben Gibson and Ui-jo Hwang making more.
However, even with his significantly higher salary, Sara is just the eighth-highest earner in Galatsaray, and more well-known celebrities According to Capology, Mauro Icardi and Victor Osimhen earn £158,515 every week, making them the most paid players in the team.
When Gabriel Sara lived in Norwich City, he was a class act.
As was already noted, Sara did a fantastic job for the Canaries and earned his major move to the Turkish Süper Lig, where he has made a name for himself as Galatasaray’s regular starter.
His two assists during a 2-1 victory over local rivals Besiktas in October may have been his best contribution to the Istanbul club to yet. His goal during an earlier Istanbul derby triumph against Fenerbahçe will undoubtedly have thrilled his new club’s supporters.
Canaries fans, meanwhile, will never forget the incredible display he put on last season when he scored an incredible 25 goals in the Championship, just one goal less than Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, who won the second division title, and only three goals less than Crysencio Summerville, who earned a transfer from Leeds to Premier League West Ham.
One may argue that Norwich would not have finished in the top six last season if Sara hadn’t played for the Norfolk team; only striker Josh Sargent scored more goals than Sara did.
