A Spanish report monitored the 20 clubs that spent the most on the salaries of their football teams, and as expected, English teams dominated the list, which included an Arab team, and it included some surprises.
The list includes 11 teams from the English Premier League, 3 teams from the Spanish League, 3 from the Italian League, in addition to two teams from the French League.
The surprise was the presence of an Arab team, Al Hilal Saudi Arabia, in addition to leaders Chelsea and Manchester United, in light of their poor results.
The list of the 20 teams that spend the most on players’ salaries on an annual basis is as follows:
- 20. French Monaco – 326 million euros.
- 19. Barcelona, Spain – 326 million euros.
- 18. Italian Milan – 328 million euros.
- 17. Leipzig, Germany – 335 million euros.
- 16. Spain’s Atletico Madrid – 361 million euros.
- 15. Al Hilal Saudi Arabia – 370 million euros.
- 14. Napoli, Italy – 372 million euros.
- 13. Aston Villa, England – 417 million euros.
- 12. Bayern Munich – 425 million euros.
- 11. Italian Juventus – 429 million euros.
- 10. West Ham, England – 456 million euros.
- 9. Newcastle United of England – 566 million euros.
- 8. Real Madrid of Spain – 573 million euros.
- 7. English Tottenham – 655 million euros.
- 6. Liverpool – 663 million euros.
- 5. Arsenal of England – 685 million euros.
- 4. Paris Saint-Germain, France – 895 million euros.
- 3. Manchester City, England – 992 million euros.
- 2. Manchester United of England – 997 million euros.
- 1. Chelsea of England – one billion and two million euros.
