Top 20 clubs with the highest wage bills in Europe, according to UEFA

Top 20 clubs with the highest wage bills in Europe, according to UEFA
Every year, UEFA releases its benchmarking report as the governing body continues to analyse financial and other off-the-pitch developments in European football.Its no different this January with UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin delightedly announcing positive trends across the board.And with figures from the 2017 financial year fully reported we can get a real sense of just what top clubs are spending and accruing in their quests for glory.8

Luckily Alexis Sanchez’s monstrous 350,000 a week salary at Manchester United doesn’t feature in these figures.

Some sides spend big on wages in the hope they can tempt the best stars in the world to join them, while others scrimp and save, like Tottenham Hotspur.But which clubs reported the biggest total wage bills? Find out the figures below. 20. AC Milan Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = 128million (113.09m)19. Southampton Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = 131million (115.74m)18. Leicester City Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = 132million (116.63m)8

Winning the Premier League title earned stars like Jamie Vardy a big pay rise

17. Crystal Palace Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = 133million(117.51m)16. Wolfsburg Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = 139million (122.81m)15. Roma Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = 145million (128.11m)14. Tottenham Hotspur Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = 148million (130.76m)8

Tottenham star Harry Kane has seen his wage rise gradually as he continues to excel

13. Inter Milan Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = 155million (136.95m)11= Atletico Madrid Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = 178million (157.27m)11= Borussia Dortmund Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = 178million (157.27m)10. Arsenal Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = 234million (206.75m)8

Alexandre Lacazette is on 200,000 a week at Arsenal

9. Liverpool Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = 244million (215.58m)8. Chelsea Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = 256million (226.19m)7. Juventus Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = 264million (233.25m)8

Paulo Dybala is on decent money at Juventus

6. Paris Saint-Germain Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = 272million (240.32m)5. Bayern Munich Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = 276million (243.86m)4. Manchester United Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = 306million (270.36m)3. Manchester City Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = 334million (295.10m)8

Sergio Aguero and Kevin De Bruyne are paid well by Man City

2. Barcelona Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = 378million (333.98m)8

It costs a pretty penny to keep someone like Lionel Messi at Barcelona

1. Real Madrid Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = 406million (358.72m)8

Los Blancos stars, including Sergio Ramos earned the most of any in Europe overall in 2017.

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