After Tottenham Hotspur released their 2016/17 financial results, let’s take a look at how the big-six Premier League teams compare in terms of wages.
Twitter user Swiss Ramble has done a great job of breaking down the results in full, but we’re focusing on the wage bills of each of the big-six clubs in particular.
For each club, we’ll look at the amount spent on player wages, and what percentage of their total turnover that constitutes. Then we’ll also look at the amount they’re each spending on directors, to see how that compares.
4Liverpool
- Wage bill: £208m (4th in the Premier League)
- Wage bill as percentage of turnover: 57% (10th in the Premier League)
- Highest paid director: £0.914m (5th in the Premier League)
Next up are Liverpool, who have been edging into the realm of the big spenders more and more recently.
They spent £151m in the last two transfer windows, and clearly that’s starting to be reflected in their wage bill. Signing Virgil van Dijk and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain didn’t help bring it down, although selling Philippe Coutinho probably did.
They’re also in the top half of the table for percentage of turnover spent on wages. Only one of the big-six clubs spend a greater portion of the money they make on player wages, and they’re next up on this list.
As for directors, they’re way behind the top three, and more in line with the rest of the league.