Man Utd, PSG, Barcelona: Which football team has the highest wage bill?

The 2022/23 season has been an unmitigated disaster for Manchester United thus far.

Last Saturday evening, Erik ten Hag’s tasted defeat in the Premier League for the second consecutive match – and it really was a demolition job.

After losing 2-1 to Brighton, United travelled to Brentford in search of three points, but were instead on the receiving end of a 4-0 thrashing.

Goals from Josh Dasilva, Mathias Jensen, Ben Mee and Bryan Mbeumo condemned the Red Devils to one of the most humiliating defeats in their long history.

What makes United’s demise in recent years even worse is the fact that the club have been spending a ridiculous amount of money throughout the course of it.

They spent £85 million on club captain Harry Maguire and are currently paying some of their failing stars a ridiculous amount of money.

And when we say ridiculous, we mean it.

According to data collected by Capology for FBREF, United have the highest wage bill of any Premier League team – and the fifth highest in the world.

Check out the figures…

20. Crystal Palace | £1,333,846 per week | £69,360,000 per year

19. Aston Villa | £1,390,000 per week | £72,280,000 per year

18. Leicester City | £1,412,885 per week | £73,470,000 per year

17. Sevilla | £1,464,590 per week | £76,158,671 per year

16. AS Roma | £1,520,038 per week | £79,041,999 per year

15. Borussia Dortmund | £1,578,676 per week | £82,085,973 per year

14. Villarreal | £1,618,903 per week | £84,182,941 per year

13. Inter Milan | £2,103,793 per week | £109,397,236 per year

12. Arsenal | £2,125,769 per week | £110,540,000 per year

11. Tottenham Hotspur | £2,202,115 per week | £114,510,000 per year

10. Juventus | £2,503,640 per week | £130,189,305 per year

9. Atletico Madrid | £2,867,390 per week