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.

Three Midfielders Earn Less Than Backup GK

The combined annual salary of midfielders Jake Garrett, Kristi Montgomery, and Moussa Baradji is €425K. This total is less than the €470K salary of the club's second-choice goalkeeper, Aynsley Pears.

Midfielder Morsy Out-Earns Top Forward

Central midfielder Sam Morsy, with a salary of €1.1M, earns more than the club's highest-paid attacker, Oladapo Afolayan, who is on a €1.0M salary.

The Cross-Positional €936K Club

A significant pay cluster exists at the €936K mark, uniting four players across three different positions: defender Harry Pickering, midfielder Ryoya Morishita, and forwards Augustus Kargbo and Yuki Ohashi.

Morsy's Salary Rivals Goalkeeping Unit

Central midfielder Sam Morsy's individual salary of €1.1M is almost identical to the combined €1.07M salaries of the club's two goalkeepers, Balázs Tóth and Aynsley Pears.

The Expensive Left Flank

The club's two left-backs, Harry Pickering (€936K) and Yuri Ribeiro (€780K), earn a combined €1.7M. This is nearly 70% more than the combined €1.0M salary of the two right-backs, Lewis Miller and Ryan Alebiosu.

Age-Wage Gap Between Veteran Midfielders

The club's two 34-year-old central midfielders, Sam Morsy and Adam Forshaw, have a significant salary disparity. Morsy earns €1.1M, while Forshaw earns €610K, a difference of nearly half a million euros.

The Four Tiers of Rovers

The squad's salaries are structured in four distinct tiers. An Elite Tier of three players (Cantwell, Morsy, Afolayan) earns €1.0M or more. A Core Tier of five players earns between €935K-€936K. A Mid-Tier of eight players earns between €550K-€780K. The remaining nine 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.

Afolayan Leads The Forward Line

Oladapo Afolayan is the top-earning attacker. The right-winger's salary is €1.0M per year.

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: No specific figures found

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

No exact salary figures were reported for any incoming players linked with Blackburn Rovers in the transfer rumours, as per the strict extraction rules.

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Potential wage savings if Cantwell, Atcheson and others leave

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Todd Cantwell, an attacking midfielder, currently earns €1.9M/year and is linked with a move to Derby County. Ryoya Morishita, an attacking midfielder, currently earns €936K/year and is linked with a move to Celtic. Balázs Tóth, a goalkeeper, currently earns €600K/year and is linked with a move to Celtic. Tom Atcheson, a centre-back, currently earns €340K/year and is linked with moves to clubs like Manchester United and Liverpool.

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