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

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