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Blackburn Rovers Salaries 2026/27

Championship
Top Earner: T. Cantwell (€1.9M)
Lowest Earner: M. Baradji (€92K)
T. Cantwell
Top Earner
M. Baradji
Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

A €1,000 Defensive Divide

The two highest-paid defenders, left-back Harry Pickering and centre-back Sean McLoughlin, have nearly identical salaries, with just €1,000 separating their annual pay of €936K and €935K respectively.

Three Midfielders Earn Less Than One Goalkeeper

The combined annual salary of midfielders Jake Garrett, Kristi Montgomery, and Moussa Baradji is approximately €442K. This total is less than the €465K salary of goalkeeper Aynsley Pears.

Central Midfield's Wage Extremes

The midfield position group contains both the club's highest earner, Todd Cantwell (€1.9M), and the three lowest-paid players in the entire squad: Moussa Baradji (€92K), Kristi Montgomery (€140K), and Jake Garrett (€210K).

Cantwell Out-Earns All Right-Backs Combined

Attacking midfielder Todd Cantwell's €1.9M salary is greater than the combined salaries of all three right-backs in the squad: Lewis Miller, Ryan Alebiosu, and Gady Beyuku, who together earn approximately €1.32M.

The €780K Quartet

Four players from different areas of the pitch earn an identical €780K salary, creating a cross-team pay grade: defender Yuri Ribeiro, midfielders Ryoya Morishita and Dion De Neve, and forward Andri Gudjohnsen.

Midfielder Morsy Out-Earns Top Forwards

Central midfielder Sam Morsy, with a salary of €1.5M, earns significantly more than the club's highest-paid attackers, Augustus Kargbo and Yuki Ohashi, who are on €936K each.

The Four Tiers of Rovers

The squad's salaries are structured in four distinct tiers. An Elite Tier features two players (Todd Cantwell, Sam Morsy) earning over €1M. A Core Tier of five players, including Harry Pickering and Oladapo Afolayan, earns between €910K and €936K. A Mid-Tier of eight players, such as Yuri Ribeiro and Balázs Tóth, earns between €550K and €780K. The remaining ten players form a Lower Tier, earning less than €500K.

Pickering is The Defensive Pay Leader

Left-back Harry Pickering is the highest-paid defender at the club, earning €936K annually.

Kargbo and Ohashi Lead The Attack

Augustus Kargbo and Yuki Ohashi are the joint top-earning attackers. Both forwards have an annual salary of €936K.

Blackburn's Top Earner is Cantwell

The highest-paid player at the club is attacking midfielder Todd Cantwell, with an annual salary of €1.9M.

Transfer rumour salaries: Tomáš Rigo, Alan Browne, Dele Alli and others

Latest reported salary figures for players linked with a move to the club.

No exact salary or wage figures were reported for any incoming players linked with Blackburn Rovers in the transfer rumours, adhering to the strict criteria of only including exact figures for potential earnings at Blackburn Rovers.

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Potential wage savings if Balázs Tóth and Ryoya Morishita leave

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Balázs Tóth, currently earning €600K/year, is linked with moves to clubs like Burnley or Celtic. Ryoya Morishita, with a salary of €780K/year, is reportedly linked to Celtic. Ryan Alebiosu, earning €468K/year, could also depart with links to Genoa.

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Wage Breakdown

Total spend by position group.

€18.2M
Total Yearly Wage Bill
€349K
Total Weekly Wage Bill
€4.4M / 24%
FW
€7.2M / 40%
MF
€5.4M / 30%
DF
€1.1M / 6%
GK