Barcelona still boast the biggest wage bill in Europe despite their efforts to trim down on salary, a report has revealed.
The club’s financial woes are no secret, with Barcelona officials openly admitting the need to cut down on wages, and there have been plenty of moves made behind the scenes to try and lower their expenses.
However, according to UEFA’s European Club Finance and Investment Landscape report, Barcelona still have the biggest wage bill in Europe, sitting at âŹ639m.
That figure is marginally ahead of Paris Saint-Germain, whose salaries in 2023 tallied up to âŹ617m.
Manchester City come in third on the standings with a wage bill of âŹ554m, and there is significant distance between the top three and the rest of the teams in the final 20.
At âŹ453m, Real Madrid come in with the fourth-biggest wage bill, and Liverpool round out the top five with âŹ429m.
Bayern Munich‘s 2023 spend saw a cool âŹ416m used for wages. Chelsea are seventh on the standings with âŹ397m but the Blues’ data is from 2022 and may not be entirely accurate compared to their current wage budget.
Despite having the most expensive squad in history, Manchester United‘s wage bill sits at just âŹ381m, and there’s a big drop down to Tottenham Hotspur at âŹ381m. Juventus complete the top ten with âŹ283m.
Arsenal‘s budget of âŹ270m gets them into 11th on the standings and there is futher representation from the Premier League with Aston Villa (âŹ223m), Newcastle United (âŹ215m) and Everton (âŹ191m).
Shockingly, in 16th place sit Leicester City, who were relegated from the Premier League last season. The Foxes had a wage bill of âŹ215m when the data was recorded but that was not enough to save them from the drop.
Rank |
Team |
Wage bill |
---|---|---|
1 |
Barcelona |
âŹ639m |
2 |
Paris Saint-Germain |
âŹ617m |
3 |
Manchester City |
âŹ554m |
4 |
Real Madrid |
âŹ453m |
5 |
Liverpool |
âŹ429m |
6 |
Bayern Munich |
âŹ416m |
7 |
Chelsea |
âŹ397m |
8 |
Manchester United |
âŹ381m |
9 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
âŹ289m |
10 |
Juventus |
âŹ283m |
11 |
Arsenal |
âŹ270m |
12 |
Atletico Madrid |
âŹ245m |
13 |
Borussia Dortmund |
âŹ236m |
14 |
Inter |
âŹ230m |
15 |
Aston Villa |
âŹ223m |
16 |
Leicester City |
âŹ215m |
17 |
Newcastle United |
âŹ215m |
18 |
RB Leipzig |
âŹ192m |
19 |
Everton |
âŹ191m |
20 |
Roma |
âŹ181m |
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