{"id":28,"date":"2019-03-01T09:49:31","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T09:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsnewsforyou.com\/2019\/03\/01\/top-20-clubs-with-the-highest-wage-bills-in-europe-according-to-uefa\/"},"modified":"2019-03-01T09:49:31","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T09:49:31","slug":"top-20-clubs-with-the-highest-wage-bills-in-europe-according-to-uefa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=28","title":{"rendered":"Top 20 clubs with the highest wage bills in Europe, according to UEFA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every year, UEFA releases its benchmarking report as the governing body continues to analyse financial and other off-the-pitch developments in European football.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s no different this January with UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin delightedly announcing positive trends across the board.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

But which clubs reported the biggest total wage bills? Find out the figures below.<\/p>\n

20. AC Milan \u2013 Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = \u20ac128million (\u00a3113.09m)<\/strong><\/p>\n

19. Southampton \u2013 Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = \u20ac131million (\u00a3115.74m)<\/strong><\/p>\n

18. Leicester City \u2013 Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = \u20ac132million (\u00a3116.63m)<\/strong><\/p>\n

17. Crystal Palace \u2013 Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = \u20ac133million\u00a0(\u00a3117.51m)<\/strong><\/p>\n

16. Wolfsburg \u2013 Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = \u20ac139million (\u00a3122.81m)<\/strong><\/p>\n

15. Roma \u2013 Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = \u20ac145million (\u00a3128.11m)<\/strong><\/p>\n

14. Tottenham Hotspur \u2013 Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = \u20ac148million (\u00a3130.76m)<\/strong><\/p>\n

13. Inter Milan \u2013 Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = \u20ac155million (\u00a3136.95m)<\/strong><\/p>\n

11= Atletico Madrid \u2013 Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = \u20ac178million (\u00a3157.27m)<\/strong><\/p>\n

11= Borussia Dortmund \u2013 Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = \u20ac178million (\u00a3157.27m)<\/strong><\/p>\n

10. Arsenal \u2013 Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = \u20ac234million (\u00a3206.75m)<\/strong><\/p>\n

9. Liverpool \u2013 Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = \u20ac244million (\u00a3215.58m)<\/strong><\/p>\n

8. Chelsea \u2013 Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = \u20ac256million (\u00a3226.19m)<\/strong><\/p>\n

7. Juventus \u2013 Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = \u20ac264million (\u00a3233.25m)<\/strong><\/p>\n

6. Paris Saint-Germain \u2013 Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = \u20ac272million (\u00a3240.32m)<\/strong><\/p>\n

5. Bayern Munich \u2013 Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = \u20ac276million (\u00a3243.86m)<\/strong><\/p>\n

4. Manchester United \u2013 Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = \u20ac306million (\u00a3270.36m)<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. Manchester City \u2013 Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = \u20ac334million (\u00a3295.10m)<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. Barcelona \u2013 Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = \u20ac378million (\u00a3333.98m)<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Real Madrid \u2013 Wage bill for the 2017 financial year = \u20ac406million (\u00a3358.72m)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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