Cristiano Ronaldo
Man U’s Ronaldo earns thrice more wages than three EPL clubs
Portugal International and captain, Cristiano Ronaldo gets paid more by Manchester United than the total wage bill of three English Premier League (EPL) clubs.
Norwich, Leeds and Brentford all spend less than £25 million per year on player wages – the amount of cash the Portuguese, 36, receives.
Ronaldo, the best paid player in the EPL, earns a staggering £480,000 per week, which adds up to £24.96 million each year.
In comparison, Daniel Farke’s Norwich spend £24.24m every 12 months on player wages – which covers their entire 31-man squad.
That’s according to Spotrac, who also claim Marceo Bielsa’s Leeds have an annual wage bill of £18m for their 25-man squad.
Thomas Frank’s Brentford have the smallest salary budget in the Prem, paying their 28 senior players just £13m each year.
Unsurprisingly, Man Utd are spending the most on wages – investing an incredible £227m every 12 months to fund their illustrious squad.
Their biggest earners include goalkeeper David de Gea – who takes home £375,000-a-week – and £350,000-a-week winger Jadon Sancho.
Red Devils fans will be concerned by the news as they haven’t won a major trophy since May 2017, with their last Prem title coming in 2013.
European champions Chelsea are in second place – splurging £163m in annual wages – while Premiership holders Manchester City spend £143m.
The Blues’ highest earner is striker Romelu Lukaku, who agreed a £325,000-a-week deal when he re-joined the West London club in August.
Man City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne was the Prem’s best paid player before Ronaldo’s return, earning a staggering £385,000-a-week.
Leicester City are one of the division’s savviest clubs, recording back-to-back fifth-place finishes by spending just £55,000,000-a-year on wages.
Liverpool (£139m); Arsenal (£100m); Tottenham (£79m); Everton (£76m); and West Ham (£63m), all have a greater wage bill than Leicester City.
