Every club in Europe ranked by their 2023-24 wage bill: Man Utd trail three UCL giants…

Nestor Watach • 08 Apr 2024

Premier League clubs dominate Europe in terms of money spent on player wages, but PSG and Real Madrid currently boast the highest wage bills in world football.

PSG’s annual wage bill was reduced over the summer following the departures of high-profile players like Lionel Messi, Sergio Ramos and Neymar but they still pay out more than any other club in Europe’s major leagues.

A big reason for that is the salary of Kylian Mbappe, Europe’s top-paid player, who takes home an annual salary of €72million – singlehandedly more than 71 of the clubs that feature in this list.

At the other end of the spectrum, Clermont Foot have the lowest wage bill in all of Europe – paying out less than €10million a year – while newly-promoted sides Luton Town, Frosinone, and Heidenheim have the lowest wages in the Premier League, Serie A and the Bundesliga respectively.

At the other end of the scale, Manchester United sit fourth in Europe’s wage bill ranking, just ahead of the reigning champions Manchester City, while Barcelona aren’t too far behind.

Bayern Munich have shot up to third in Europe’s wage rankings after completing a deal to make Harry Kane the highest-paid footballer in Bundesliga history.

Premier League clubs account for half of the top 14 wage bills in all of Europe, with Aston Villa making waves by outspending the likes of Borussia Dortmund, Juventus and Inter on wages.

Everton’s inefficient spending is well-documented. The Merseyside club have spent the last two seasons narrowly avoiding relegation and have made an effort in trimming the fat from their squad while spending less in the market, yet they still spend almost €100million a year in wages – more than Lazio, Marseille and Serie A champions Napoli.

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Here’s the full breakdown on the annual wage bill of every club in Europe’s five major leagues. Note: wage estimates are via FBref, using Capology data, and are largely estimated.

1. Paris Saint-Germain – €290,990,000
2. Real Madrid – €282,650,000
3. Bayern Munich – €255,320,000
4. Manchester United – €240,761,310 (£205,756,000)
5. Manchester City – €235,233,765 (£201,332,000)
6. Barcelona – €210,960,000
7. Arsenal – €194,283,737 (£166,036,000)
8. Chelsea – €181,749,305 (£155,324,000)
9. Atletico Madrid – €170,890,000
10. Liverpool – €159,418,540 (£136,240,000)
11. Tottenham – €137,513,702 (£117,520,000)
12. Aston Villa – €137,080,754 (£117,150,000)
13. Borussia Dortmund – €126,600,000
14. Juventus – €121,592,000
15. Inter – €115,780,000
16. West Ham United – €111,532,129 (£95,316,000)
17. Roma – €104,400,000
18. RB Leipzig – €101,040,000
19. Newcastle United – €98,876,001 (£84,500,000)
20. Everton – €92,414,543 (£78,978,000)
21. AC Milan – €86,000,000
22. Nottingham Forest – €84,307,884 (£72,050,000)
23. Crystal Palace – €80,797,492 (£69,050,000)
24. Fulham – €78,035,987 (£66,690,000)
25. Sevilla – €77,810,000
26. Napoli – €75,470,000
27. Marseille – €73,740,000
28. Lazio – €73,630,000
29. Brighton – €73,016,127 (£62,400,000)
30. Bayer Leverkusen – €64,370,000
31. Wolves – €62,976,411 (£53,820,000)
32.. Bournemouth – €62,945,987 (£53,794,000)
33. Fiorentina – €59,390,000
34. Monaco – €58,420,000
35. Athletic Club – €57,910,000
36. Wolfsburg – €54,830,000
37. Borussia Monchengladbach – €51,480,000
38. Hoffenheim – €48,590,000
39. Lyon – €48,400,000
40. Real Sociedad – €48,180,000
41. Brentford – €46,730,320 (£39,676,000)
42. Villarreal – €45,720,000
43. Real Betis – €45,640,000
44. Atalanta – €45,460,000
45. Burnley – €45,057,035 (£38,506,000)
46. Valencia – €39,670,000
47. Torino – €39,080,000
48. Eintracht Frankfurt – €36,330,000
49. Union Berlin – €35,020,000
50. Sassuolo – €33,700,000
51. Sheffield Utd – €33,628,265 (£28,756,000)
52. Rennes – €32,300,000
53. Cagliari – €31,660,000
54. Genoa – €30,970,000
55. Bologna – €29,780,000
56. Celta Vigo – €29,030,000
57. Monza – €28,880,000
58. Werder Bremen – €28,880,000
59. Luton Town – €28,750,102 (£24,570,000)
60. Salernitana – €28,590,000
61. Empoli – €28,570,000
62. Girona – €28,560,000
63. Mainz – €28,540,000
64. Getafe – €28,450,000
65. Stuttgart – €28,080,000
66. Udinese – €26,760,000
67. Nantes – €25,400,000
68. Lille – €25,290,000
69. Augsburg – €24,360,000
70. Hellas Verona – €23,680,000
71. Nice – €23,110,000
72. Cadiz – €22,010,000
73. Koln – €21,880,000
74. Lens – €21,620,000
75. Freiburg – €21,620,000
76. Lorient – €21,380,000
77. Mallorca – €20,460,000
78. Frosinone – €19,700,000
79. Bochum – €18,030,000
80. Granada – €17,620,000
81. Osasuna – €17,470,000
82. Strasbourg – €17,430,000
83. Rayo Vallecano – €17,360,000
84. Almeria – €16,590,000
85. Las Palmas – €16,290,000
86. Reims – €15,840,000
87. Montpellier – €15,170,000
88. Lecce – €14,690,000
89. Brest – €13,970,000
90. Darmstadt – €13,230,000
91. Alaves – € 12,510,000
92. Le Havre – €11,780,000
93. Metz – €11,710,000
94. Heidenheim – €10,710,000
95. Toulouse – €9,860,000
96. Clermont Foot – €8,300,000

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