Arsenal huge £318m wage bill compared to Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham and European rivals
The Premier League club with the biggest wage bill is not one of the London giants.
Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham are some of the football clubs on the planet who made the highest financial revenue on the planet according to the 2025 edition of the Deloitte Football Money League.
The study profiles the clubs sitting on the biggest wealth and several Premier League sides regularly feature in the top 20. This year, the Gunners, Spurs and the Hammers are joined by Chelsea, West Ham, Newcastle United, Liverpool and Manchester United in the top 20.
As well as revenue, the research shows what percentage of that money is spent on player wages, as well as how much of the income comes from matchday, broadcasting and commercial.
LondonWorld has crunched some of that data to work out roughly how much each club is spending on wages. This is how Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham rank among the top 20.
Deloitte Football Money League wage statistics
20 - Marseille, ?
The French outfit's wage expenditure was not available, but the club made €287 million of revenue.
19 - Olympique Lyonnais, €161m / £135m
Les Gones made €264 million of revenue and spent 61% of that on wages.
18 - West Ham, €187m / £157m
The Hammers made €322 million of revenue and spent 58% of that on wages.
17 - AC Milan, €187m / £157m
The Serie A giants made €398 million of revenue and spent 47% of that on wages.
16 - Inter Milan, €231m / £194m
Internazionale made €391 million of revenue and spent 59% of that on wages.
15 - Newcastle United, €253m / £212m
The Magpies made €372 million of revenue and spent 68% of that on wages.
14 - Tottenham Hotspur, €258m / £216m
Spurs made €615 million of revenue and spent 42% of that on wages.
13 - Juventus, €263m / £220m
La Vecchia Signora made €356 million of revenue and spent 74% of that on wages.
12 - Atletico Madrid, €267m / £224m
The Madrid-based outfit made €410 million of revenue and spent 65% of that on wages.
11 - Borussia Dortmund, €267m / £224m
The Bundesliga club made €514 million of revenue and spent 52% of that on wages.
The Top 10 wage bills in football
10 - Aston Villa, €298m / £250m
The Villains made €310 million of revenue and spent 96% of that on wages.
9 - Arsenal, €380m / £318m
The Gunners made €717 million of revenue and spent 53% of that on wages.
8 - Chelsea, €393m / £329m
The Blues made €546 million of revenue and spent 72% of that on wages.
7 - Bayern Munich, €428m / £359m
The German giants made €765 million of revenue and spent 56% of that on wages.
6 - Manchester United, €432m / £362m
The Red Devils made €771 million of revenue and spent 56% of that on wages.
5 - Liverpool, €450m / £377m
The Reds made €715 million of revenue and spent 63% of that on wages.
4 - Manchester City, €478m / £400m
The Premier League Champions made €838 million of revenue and spent 57% of that on wages.
3 - FC Barcelona, €494m / £414m
The Catalan outfit made €760 million of revenue and spent 65% of that on wages.
2 - Paris Saint-Germain, €669m / £560m
The Parisian outfit made €806 million of revenue and spent 83% of that on wages.
1 - Real Madrid, €502m / £421m
The La Liga giants made €1,045 million of revenue and spent 40% of that on wages.
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