Every club in Europe ranked by their 2023-24 wage bill: Man Utd fifth…

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 considerably more than any other club in Europe’s major leagues

Despite that, the Ligue 1 champions spend almost €100million more on wages than any other club in Europe’s major leagues, according to industry estimates. The bulk of that differential goes into the pocket of Kylian Mbappe, Europe’s top-paid player, who is paid an annual salary of €72million.

The Mbappe transfer saga has rumbled on all summer. The France international is now into the final year of his current deal in Paris and is not expected to renew. Even Real Madrid might struggle to match his current pay packet, however.

Mbappe’s earnings bring into sharp focus the stratified reality of football in France – he alone earns more than seven of the 20 clubs in Ligue 1’s entire wage bills combined.

Ligue 1 trio Toulouse, Clermont Foot and Le Havre have the lowest wage bills in all of Europe, while newly-promoted sides Luton Town, Frosinone, and Heidenheim have the lowest wages in the Premier League, Serie A, La Liga and the Bundesliga respectively.

At the other end of the scale, Manchester United sit fifth in Europe’s wage bill ranking, just behind 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 eight of the top 14 wage bills in all of Europe, with Aston Villa and Newcastle United making waves by outspending the likes of Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan 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 Roma, RB Leipzig and Serie A champions Napoli.

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 – €366,080,000
2. Real Madrid – €275,820,000
3. Bayern Munich – €261,930,000
4. Manchester City – €253,026,774 (£216,242,000)
5. Manchester Utd – € 250,824,629 (£214,360,000)
6. Barcelona – €227,420,000
7. Arsenal – €202,616,127 (£173,160,000)
8. Chelsea – €184,757,918 (£157,898,000)
9. Liverpool – € 172,193,284 (£147,160,000)
10. Atletico Madrid – €160,660,000
11. Juventus – €150,870,000
12. Tottenham – €129,479,614 (£110,656,000)
13. Aston Villa – €125,950,567 (£107,640,000)
14. Newcastle Utd – €119,135,851 (£101,816,000)
15. Borussia Dortmund – €117,230,000
16. Inter – €107,760,000
17. West Ham Utd – €107,392,630 (£91,780,000)
18. Everton – €98,467,037 (£84,152,000)
19. Roma – €92,500,000
20. AC Milan – €90,660,000
21. RB Leipzig – €87,180,000
22. Sevilla – €76,800,000
23. Lazio – €75,200,000
24. Napoli – €74,300,000
25. Marseille – €72,650,000
26. Nottingham Forest – €72,258,931 (£61,754,000)
27. Fulham – €66,899,830 (£57,174,000)
28. Crystal Palace – €65,462,936 (£55,946,000)
29. Fiorentina – €63,427,000
30. Wolves – €63,244,411 (£54,050,000)
31. Atalanta – €58,660,000
32. Bournemouth – €54,730,693 (£46,774,000)
33. Athletic Club – €51,480,000
34. Brighton – €51,267,171 (£43,814,000)
35. Monaco – €48,980,000
36. Lyon – €44,620,000
37. Wolfsburg – €44,400,000
38. Real Betis – €43,780,000
39. M’Gladbach – €42,700,000
40. Bayer Leverkusen – €42,610,000
41. Hoffenheim – €41,630,000
42. Valencia – €40,210,000
43. Real Sociedad – €39,760,000
44. Torino – € 39,106,000
45. Brentford – €38,667,435 (£33,046,000)
46. Genoa – €35,230,000
47. Villarreal – €34,950,000
48. Eintracht Frankfurt – €34,740,000
49. Rennes – €34,040,000
50. Salernitana – €31,572,000
51. Monza – €30,794,000
52. Sassuolo – € 29,930,000
53. Mainz – €29,650,000
54. Union Berlin – €29,490,000)
55. Burnley – € 26,863,369 (£ 22,958,000
56. Getafe – €26,160,000
57. Cagliari – €25,947,000
58. Werder Bremen – €25,900,000
59. Celta Vigo – €24,110,000
60. Bologna – €24,088,000
61. Stuttgart – €22,370,000
62. Cadiz – €20,420,000
63. Empoli – €19,993,000
64. Augsburg – € 19,610,000
65. Nice – €19,000,000
66. Koln – €18,690,000
67. Lille – €18,550,000
68. Freiburg – €18,390,000
69. Udinese – €17,662,000
70. Hellas Verona – €17,600,000
71. Nantes – €17,560,000
72. Lens – €17,140,000
73. Sheffield Utd – €16,572,026 (£14,162,800)
74. Lecce – €15,001,000
75. Girona – €14,600,000
76. Granada – €14,150,000
77. Osasuna – €13,940,000
78. Mallorca – €13,860,000
79. Montpellier – €13,320,000
80. Almeria – €12,830,000
81. Rayo Vallecano – €12,575,000
82. Reims – €12,510,000
83. Bochum – €12,110,000
84. Lorient – €10,860,000
85. Las Palmas – €10,410,000
86. Strasbourg – €10,400,000
87. Brest – €9,110,000
88. Darmstadt – €9,070,000
89. Alaves – €8,580,000
90. Metz – €8,130,000
91. Heidenheim – €7,990,000
92. Luton Town – €6,828,758 (£5,836,000)
93. Frosinone – €6,679,000
94. Toulouse – €6,330,000
95. Clermont Foot – €5,940,000
96. Le Havre – €4,690,000

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