Ex-Wycombe Wanderers striker Alex Samuel has revealed how much he was earning at the club when he initially signed.

The Welshman joined the Chairboys as a trialist in the summer of 2018 and originally agreed to a six-month contract as he battled his way back from a long-term knee injury.

Admitting that the move to Buckinghamshire was at a time when Wanderers were ‘in a pretty hard place’ financially, he revealed that his time at Adams Park was a ‘special time’.

Speaking to Vavel, the now Ross County striker said: “I walked in as a trialist but they treated me as a player from the get-go. 

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"It was only a six-month deal, financially the club was in a hard place. 

"I was on £400 a week.

“Trying to live in Buckinghamshire on that was quite interesting as the missus and I had to do house shares. 

"It was quite a rough couple of months but having that real breakthrough moment with Wycombe made it a special time.”

During his three-year stint with Wanderers, Samuel would go on to score 11 goals in 88 appearances and was part of the squad that won promotion to the Championship in 2020.

The 27-year-old has credited the stewardship of both former manager Gareth Ainsworth and assistant manager Richard Dobson for the achievement, in what was a ‘bizarre’ time for Wycombe because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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On the experience, Samuel said: “The preparation for Fleetwood [in the play-off semi-final first-leg] was bizarre.

“We only had two weeks to train so it was quite intense, and I wasn't expecting to play so to hear I was starting was amazing. 

"Harry Souttar was the centre-back at Fleetwood so I would be practising against Dave Wates, the Sports Scientist, before the game because he's about 6 ft 3. 

"The game was amazing and full of adrenaline.

“Getting a goal and man of the match as well was just incredible – one of the highlights of my career. 

Fast forward 13 months and Samuel’s time at Wanderers was coming to an end.

He featured in two of the Chairboys’ EFL Cup matches that summer, but he told Vavel that he knew his time at Adams Park was nearing its conclusion.

Samuel added: “We got relegated [in May 2021] and I had a year left on my deal, so the thought process for me was to stay at Wycombe and play in League One.

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"But then the club brought in Sam Vokes and I knew they were bringing other strikers [Brandon Hanlan and Tjay De Barr], and in the latter stages of the Championship, I probably didn't play as many games as I would have liked.

"I knew my time was up at Wycombe.

“It was a really hard time because I love the club.

"I felt so at home. 

"The last couple of days of the transfer window I had the heads up that I was able to leave and Ross County came in.”