Alfie Whiteman was reported to have been on £7,500 per week during his final years at Tottenham. Around £390,000 a year, to turn up 5 days a week, do a few hours of gym work and training, eat lunch and then go home every day. As 4th choice keeper, he probably wouldn’t have to do much arduous travelling each week as he would rarely be in the squad.
He retired at 27 having made more than I’ll make in my lifetime. All the spare time he had meant he could train for his second career as a film director and photographer. He could also spend a lot of time on his passions and hobbies like djing and updating his Letterboxd.