Ben Foster makes last minute penalty save: What is the Wrexham goalkeeper’s salary?
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney were both in attendance to see the former Manchester United keeper make a crucial stop.
After making a shock move to non-league Wrexham last month, former England goalkeeper Ben Foster repaid the faith of his new employers with a crucial penalty save on Monday.
Wrexham, the Welsh side co-owned by Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds, faced promotion rivals Notts County at the Racecourse Ground in Foster’s fourth appearance. The hosts were leading 3-2 in the final moments when County were awarded an injury time penalty kick, handing them the opportunity to equalise.
Foster, who has made 390 Premier League appearances, made a stunning low save down to his right to deny Cedwyn Scott from the spot.
Signing a player of Foster’s experience could be invaluable as Wrexham chase promotion back to the Football League. The former Manchester United man certainly showed his worth in the Monday’s top-of-the-table clash.
How much does Ben Foster earn at Wrexham?
The 39-year-old retired last summer after leaving Championship side Watford but was convinced to return to the club where he played at the start of his career. Given his decades-long career in the top flight of English football, and the huge wealth of Wrexham’s owners, many had assumed that Foster’s deal was financially lucrative. Exact datails of his deal have not be released, but the Wrexham stopper has said that he earns “peanuts” at the Racecourse Ground.
Speaking on his podcast, ‘The Fozcast Podcast’, he insisted that money was not a part of his decision.
“I don’t need much [money],” Foster said. “To be honest, the negotiations took about five minutes.”
“Wages wise, it’s literally peanuts… the part for me is getting the team over the line and getting them promoted. I’m a very low maintenance player. Just wheel me out, I’ll do a job.”
He certainly did that against Notts Forest, earning his side a crucial three points. Foster first played for Wrexham in 2005 while on loan from Stoke City. Speaking to the club website after agreeing to return, he said that he wanted to repay the club who had given him the opportunity.
“It’s changed a lot since I was last here,” he admitted, “The first time I was here, it was genuinely the springboard to the rest of my career.”
“On the back of the loan move, playing in the LDV Vans Trophy Final at the Millennium Stadium, I got my move to Manchester United at the start of the next season. It was absolutely bonkers!”
“If you’d told me 18 years ago that I’d have gone on to have the career that I have had, I probably wouldn’t have believed you to be honest so I do owe a lot to Wrexham.”