Pep Guardiola may wish that Manchester City were higher in the net spend table, but he can’t complain at their willingness to pay big wages…
Premier League clubs continue to pay huge salaries but some clubs appear to be throwing good money after bad.
While there is a high correlation between salaries and league position, offering enormous wage packets is no guarantee of success.
Here are the top 10 clubs ranked on the size of their gross weekly wage bill. Figures are taken from our friends at **Capology**…
1) Manchester City
Weekly payroll: £4.5m
Highest-paid player: Erling Haaland (£525,000 p/w)
Squad split: Goalkeepers: 9% Defenders: 24% Midfielders: 25% Forwards 42%
Net spend table: City outside top six as Arsenal creep on Man Utd
2) Arsenal
Weekly payroll: £2.57m
Highest-paid player: Kai Havertz (£280,000 p/w)
Squad split: Goalkeepers: 3% Defenders: 29% Midfielders: 16% Forwards 52%
3) Liverpool
Weekly payroll: £3.34m
Highest-paid player: Mo Salah (£400,000 p/w)
Squad split: Goalkeepers: 8% Defenders: 29% Midfielders: 14% Forwards 49%
4) Manchester United
Weekly payroll: £3.12m
Highest-paid player: Casemiro (£350,000 p/w)
Squad split: Goalkeepers: 7% Defenders: 36% Midfielders: 16% Forwards 41%
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5) Chelsea
Weekly payroll: £2.81m
Highest-paid player: Reece James (£250,000 p/w)
Squad split: Goalkeepers: 5% Defenders: 44% Midfielders: 14% Forwards 37%
6) Aston Villa
Weekly payroll: £2.73m
Highest-paid player: Jadon Sancho (£200,000 p/w)
Squad split: Goalkeepers: 8% Defenders: 29% Midfielders: 30% Forwards 33%
7) Tottenham Hotspur
Weekly payroll: £2.44m
Highest-paid player: Cristian Romero, Xavi Simons (£195,000 p/w)
Squad split: Goalkeepers: 5% Defenders: 29% Midfielders: 23% Forwards 43%
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8) Newcastle United
Weekly payroll: £2.25m
Highest-paid player: Bruno Guimaraes (£160,000 p/w)
Squad split: Goalkeepers: 11% Defenders: 33% Midfielders: 31% Forwards 25%
9) Nottingham Forest
Weekly payroll: £1.62m
Highest-paid player: Morgan Gibbs-White (£110,000 p/w)
Squad split: Goalkeepers: 3% Defenders: 39% Midfielders: **25%**Forwards 33%
10) Fulham
Weekly payroll: £1.26m
Highest-paid player: Bernd Leno (£130,000 p/w)
Squad split: Goalkeepers: 10% Defenders: 36% Midfielders: 16% Forwards 37%