The biggest wage bills in Europe have been revealed – with FOUR Premier League teams in the top ten.
But Chelsea is missing.
With the domestic 2019-20 season now done and dusted, the annual wage bills – based on average spent per player per season – have been revealed by SafeBettingSites.
But which teams make the cut and are they getting bang for buck?
Barcelona: No. 1
2018-19 wage bill (per player): £9.37m
Top-earner: Lionel Messi – £1.15m a week
Their bill, £9.37m per player per season, is extraordinary – but with Messi accounting for over ten per cent of that, it’s hard to argue too much.
Barca have made some big-money mistakes in the transfer market and have overpaid a few of those flops, so ultimately it’s impossible say they’re getting good value for money.
Arsenal: No. 10
2018-19 wage bill (per player): £4.78m
Top-earner: Mesut Ozil – £350,000 a week
Completing the top ten is Arsenal, who spend a monster £4.78m a year per player on wages.
But having finished eighth in the Premier League and closer to 20th-placed Norwich than champions Liverpool, that certainly isn’t money well spent.
Ozil raking in £350,000 a week to rot on the bench is a sore spot amongst Gooners.
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