2 days Ago By Callum Bishop
Chelsea spend an exorbitant amount of money on wages every week, with some players paid huge salaries despite barely featuring for the club. Cole Palmer has been given a hefty pay rise after an excellent debut season at Stamford Bridge. Top earners Reece James and Ben Chilwell still earn a lot more than Palmer, despite his new deal.
Chelsea and spending money are two things that just go hand in hand. Since arriving at the club, Todd Boehly and his Clearlake Capital figures have not been afraid to flex their muscles in the transfer market and splash the cash in order to solve the club's problems at hand. While it hasn't led to the sort of results that he would've been dreaming of, it has meant that the American has created a very hefty wage structure at the football club.
Chelsea have spent a lot of money over the years. In total, over £1 billion has been spent on transfer fees alone by the Stamford Bridge outfit since their takeover in 2022 - and that's not even taking into account the lofty salaries that many of the stars are on, including some of the biggest under-performers in the Premier League , respective to how much they are pocketing each week. Below is what the current state of play is regarding how much Enzo Maresca 's squad is earning.
Goalkeepers Serbian shot-stopper Djordje Petrovic's departure has meant that former Brighton goalkeeper Robert Sanchez has regained his spot between the sticks. The Spaniard, 26, pockets a healthy £60,000-per-week in west London. If there needed to be any further indication that Sanchez was brought in to be the main man last season, his dramatic increase in salary in comparison to the other goalkeepers at the club is further proof.
His wages are double that of Marcus Bettinelli 's £25,000 weekly take home, a glovesman who has only ever played one game for the Stamford Bridge outfit, whereas youngster Lucas Bergstrom - yet to make his senior Chelsea bow - earns £5,000-per-week. Filip Jorgensen was earmarked by many Chelsea supporters to replace the aforementioned Sanchez upon his arrival, but the Swedish-Danish 22-year-old has made just two appearances for the Blues. Regardless of how much he is playing, he's set to add £50,000 to his bank account on a week-by-week basis.
Chelsea Goalkeeper Wages Player Weekly Salary Contract signed Expiration Robert Sanchez £60,000 Aug 5, 2023 Jun 30, 2030 Filip Jorgensen £50,000 July 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2031 Marcus Bettinelli £35,000 Mar 27, 2023 Jun 30, 2026 Lucas Bergstrom £5,000 Feb 29, 2024 Jun 30, 2025 Defenders The highest earners in Chelsea's back line are where we start to see some of the more mouth-watering salaries. Even towards the bottom end of the scale, the amount being earned is serious. Malo Gusto played more than he bargained for last season thanks to Reece James ' fitness issues, but he and fellow Frenchman Axel Disasi - an £80,000-per-week earner - are two of the three lowest moneymakers in the senior defence.
Summer signing Tosin Adarabioyo has benefitted from being a free transfer to earn a healthy six figures of £120,000. He is pipped by Marc Cucurella , who was named in the Euro 2024 Team of the Tournament after some incredible displays for Spain, as the ex-Brighton ace pockets a healthy £175,000-per-week, while Chelsea's most-valued asset , Levi Colwill, earns £100,000 a week. Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca is poised to make a significant U-turn over his treatment of Ben Chilwell The top three include Wesley Fofana , who has struggled with injury throughout his Chelsea career, and two of the most senior figures in the squad, especially from a defensive perspective.
Like Fofana, both Ben Chilwell and James know a thing or two about injury woes. But when fit and firing, they are two of the best full-backs in English football, hence their respective salaries, which are £200,000 and £250,000-per-week. Chelsea Defender Wages Player Weekly Salary Contract signed Expiration Reece James £250,000 Sep 5, 2022 Jun 30, 2028 Ben Chilwell £200,000 Apr 11, 2023 Jun 30, 2027 Wesley Fofana £200,000 Aug 31, 2022 Jun 30, 2029 Marc Cucurella £175,000 Aug 5, 2022 Jun 30, 2028 Tosin Adarabioyo £120,000 Jul 1, 2024 Jun 30, 2028 Levi Colwill £100,000 Aug 2, 2023 Jun 30, 2029 Benoit Badiashile £90,000 Jan 5, 2023 Jun 30, 2030 Axel Disasi £80,000 Aug 4, 2023 Jun 30, 2029 Malo Gusto £45,000 Jan 29, 2023 Jun 30, 2030 Renato Veiga £25,000 Jul 12, 2024 Jun 30, 2031 Midfielders Despite some of the incredible figures that have been spent on luring the majority of these midfielders to the club, none of the men operating in the engine room come close to topping the amount that captain James finds himself earning.
Cesare Casadei will be hoping to be given an opportunity under new manager Maresca since the Italian featured prominently under him while on loan at Leicester City. More time in the first team may mean a bumper new contract to see him substantially increase from his current £7,500 weekly wages. At the top sit Chelsea's £200m+ duo, as Moises Caicedo sits in the shadows of Enzo Fernandez.
The Argentine, despite his summer antics, has captained his side in the absence of James and earns shy of £200,000-per-week, while his Ecuador-born partner in crime, Caicedo, earns less at £150,000. GIVEMESPORT Key Statistic: Enzo Fernandez is the Premier League's record arrival with Chelsea signing him for £107 million (€121m). Former Southampton prospect Romeo Lavia nursed his extensive injuries while making £45,000 every single week last season but has started the current campaign strongly.
Summer addition Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall joins a bloated Stamford Bridge engine room and may find regular game time hard to come by this term, but will be taking home £80,000 every week, irrespective of his guarantee of minutes. That is £20,000 less than the amount that Manchester United-linked Carney Chukwuemeka earns. Chelsea Midfielder Wages Player Weekly Salary Contract signed Expiration Enzo Fernandez £180,000 Jan 31, 2023 Jun 30, 2032 Moises Caicedo £150,000 Aug 14, 2023 Jun 30, 2031 Carney Chukwuemeka £100,000 Aug 4, 2022 Jun 30, 2028 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall £80,000 Jun 2, 2024 Jun 30, 2029 Romeo Lavia £45,000 Aug 18, 2023 Jun 30, 2030 Cesare Casadei £7,500 Aug 19, 2022 Jun 30, 2028 Forwards With an influx of new attacking-based talents in the Chelsea fold, their wage structure has seen a lot of change over the summer months with seven of the nine earning either £100,000-per-week or north of that eye-watering figure.
Noni Madueke doesn't break through that threshold and earns, in comparison, a paltry £50,000-per-week, while the Blues' main focal point during the 2023/24 season, Nicolas Jackson , is next on the list with a cool £65,000. Cole Palmer managed to record 33 goal contributions in his debut Premier League campaign for the club, more than anyone else in the division, and he has been rewarded with a new contract worth £130,000-per-week , per Ben Jacobs. Without him, who knows how Chelsea's first - and final - season under Mauricio Pochettino would have ended? Marc Guiu was snapped up from Barcelona over the summer and was handed an eyebrow-raising £50,000-per-week.
The 18-year-old is level with Ukranian star Mykhailo Mudryk when it comes to earnings, but whether he'll earn many senior minutes this campaign remains to be seen. Jadon Sancho 's arrival from Manchester United may have come as a shock to both sets of fans - but, luckily for those associated with the west Londoners, Maresca and his entourage are not forced to fork out the entirety of his weekly wage packet. Instead, they are paying just £100,000 towards his hefty demands, with the Red Devils dealing with the rest.
It only took 45 minutes for Jadon Sancho to win over his new supporters as he was awarded the Man of the Match award against Bournemouth. The jury remains out for the top three: Christopher Nkunku, Joao Felix and Pedro Neto. The latter joined from Wolverhampton Wanderers over the summer amid worries over his injury record - but irrespective of how many minutes he plays under their Italian tactician, the speedster will pocket £160,000-per-week, while Felix - one of the La Liga's most expensive transfers of all time - earns £10,000 more a week.
The capital club's highest-earning forward, Nkunku , struggled with injuries in his first season, but if fit, will still have a pivotal role to play, leading the line for the club in Maresca's inaugural season in the dugout. The Lagny-sur-Marne-born star, 26, earns £195,000-per-week. Chelsea Forward Wages Player Weekly Salary Contract signed Expiration Christopher Nkunku £195,000 Jul 1, 2022 Jun 30, 2029 Joao Felix £170,000 Aug 21, 2024 Jun 30, 2031 Pedro Neto £160,000 Aug 11, 2024 Jun 30, 2031 Cole Palmer £130,000 Aug 13, 2024 Jun 30, 2033 Jadon Sancho £100,000 Aug 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2025 Mykhailo Mudryk £100,000 Jan 15, 2022 Jun 30, 2031 Nicolas Jackson £65,000 Jul 1, 2023 Jun 30, 2031 Noni Madueke £50,000 Jan 20, 2023 Jun 30, 2030 Marc Guiu £50,000 Jul 1, 2024 Jun 30, 2029 All statistics courtesy of Capology unless stated - accurate as of 17/09/2024.
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