Man Utd paid the highest salary in the Premier League last season
The Old Trafford owner spent $458 million to pay the players last season, up 45% from 2017. At that time, Cristiano Ronaldo earned the highest salary with $ 575,000 per week.
However, the huge salary costs do not go hand in hand with Man Utd's achievements in the Premier League. The team went through a tumultuous season with three coaches, including Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and two interim coaches Michael Carrick, Ralf Rangnick, finishing sixth in the Premier League, and then playing in all the remaining arenas.
Currently, Ronaldo leaves, after a dispute with coach Erik ten Hag from a controversial interview with MC Piers Morgan at the end of December. However, Man Utd's payroll is still likely to increase sharply when the team brings in many stars. in the summer of 2022 like Casemiro, Malacia, Eriksen, Lisandro Martínez... And without Ronaldo, goalkeeper David de Gea has the highest income at Old Trafford with a weekly salary of 450,000 USD.
Behind Man Utd is Liverpool - the club has a salary bill of 436 million USD, up 75% compared to 5 years ago. The gap between Liverpool and Man Utd is $ 22 million, compared to $ 67 million in 2017. The Anfield owner announced that he only earned about $ 10 million in pre-tax profit in the 2021-2022 season.
The extension and salary increase for the mainstays Andy Robertson, Fabinho, Jordan Henderson, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold led to soaring salary costs. In the summer of 2022, Mohamed Salah extended for three more years and increased his weekly salary from $251,300 last season to $485,000, thereby becoming the highest-paid player in Liverpool history, as well as in the current Premier League. The team's back sheet will therefore add to the burden of this season's payroll.
In third place is Man City with a total salary of 422 million USD. In particular, Kevin De Bruyne has the highest income at Etihad with a weekly salary of 475.00 USD.
According to British newspaper Sunsport, Chelsea can take the third place of Man City, when "The Blues" have not announced a specific salary last season. But according to Capology - a website specializing in salary statistics, player contracts and club finances, the owner of Stamford Bridge only costs 217 million USD for the 2021-2022 season. Kai Havertz is the highest earning player, pocketing nearly $400,000 a week.
Tottenham's total salary is $249 million, up 66% from $151 million in 2017. Meanwhile, Arsenal's wage bill is up just 5.6%, from $232 million in 2017 to $245 million last year. Rookie Gabriel Jesus - who earns a salary of $ 315,000 - has usurped Thomas Partey to become the highest-earning player at the Emirates.
