The salary difference between a football player is huge, and the annual salary difference between a top star and a substitute player can be hundreds of times, thousands of times! At present, the highest annual salary record in world football is held by Messi, who has reached more than 99.6 million euros in the Barca period, close to 100 million! Even after several salary cuts, Barca could not afford Messi's salary and had to let him go. And this season in Greater Paris, Messi's annual salary is also 35 million euros, ranking first in the team, almost twice Mbappe's annual salary!
The overall strength of Premier League teams is more balanced, with top players in each position, so the annual salary expenditure of the Premier League is also the highest in the entire football world! Let's take a look at the annual salary expenditure of the BIG6 team in the Premier League last season today!
6. Tottenham Hotspur 205 million pounds
London side Tottenham Hotspur spent £205 million on total annual salary last season and finished seventh in the Premier League, not winning any title but qualifying for an UEFA League.
5. Arsenal 244 million pounds
As a famous "net red team" in the Premier League, Arsenal spent more than the city rival Tottenham Hotspur last season, also did not win any championship, and finally ranked eighth in the Premier League, and did not qualify for European competition.
4. Liverpool 314 million pounds
Liverpool's ranking last season was third in the Premier League and qualified for the Champions League, but compared to the salary expenditure of 314 million, Liverpool's performance was not satisfactory, and in the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, League Cup and many other competitions, Liverpool did not win the championship last season.
3. Manchester United 323 million pounds
United finished second in the Premier League last season, but the same big four were empty. United are hopeless in their title race this season, with the Champions League in the knockout stages, with the second leg at home to Atletico and a win to advance to the quarter-finals.
2. Chelsea 333 million pounds
Last season, Chelsea won the second Champions League title in the club's history, the first Club World Cup, and finished fourth in the league, leading Lille 2-0 in the first leg of the Champions League this season, and there is a great hope of promotion.
1. Manchester City 355 million pounds
Manchester City's team value, transfer expenses and salary expenses are among the highest in the Premier League, and they won the Premier League title and the League Cup last season, losing to Chelsea in the Champions League final. Manchester City are three league points ahead of Liverpool this season and have great hopes of defending their title, and the Champions League situation is also very good.