Five new starters will cost Minnesota United $2.95 million in salaries for the 2019 season, according to figures released Wednesday.

Midfielder Jan Gregus, the Loons’ new Designated Player, is the biggest expenditure at $883,500 in guaranteed compensation this year, according to MLS Players’ Union data.

Midfielder Ozzie Alonso will be paid $697,500, goalkeeper Vito Mannone is at $594,000, followed by defenders Romain Metanire ($411,833) and Ike Opara ($367,917).

United also made two transactions to clear approximately $940,000 off its books this season. Minnesota traded Francisco Calvo to Chicago and cleared most of his $672,600 salary, while the loan of Romario Ibarra to Pachuca in Mexico removed about half of his $546,250 salary.

The Loons’ 26 players so far this season have a total guaranteed compensation of about $8.9 million. The math can get fuzzy by taking out half of Romario Ibarra’s salary, but that total would put the Loons at 20th out of 24 teams MLS, according to totals compiled by the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Minnesota’s budget includes $5.36 million from 15 returning players, with $440,000 in raises from 2018 to ’19.

The Loons’ highest-paid player, midfielder Darwin Quintero, also received the club’s biggest raise, $100,000 to $1,750,000 for 2019. He was the club’s first DP last May and was joined last summer by forward Angelo Rodriguez, who is paid $667,188 this year.

The other biggest raises went to midfielder Rasmus Schuller, up $75,000 to $300,000; midfielder Kevin Molino, up $69,000 to $546,000; defender Brent Kallman, up $51,000 to $136,000; and defender Michael Boxall, up $50,000 to $317,000.

Minnesota’s three rookies and two other additions this season have much lower salaries. Goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair is at $77,253, followed by two defenders, Hassani Dotson ($56,250) and Chase Gasper ($56,250). They also acquired veteran midfielder Lawrence Olum ($70,250) and young Cameroon midfielder Ally Ng’anzi ($56,000), who is on loan with USL affiliate Forward Madison.