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Blackburn Rovers Salaries 2025/26

Championship
Top Earner: T. Cantwell (€1.9M)
Lowest Earner: I. Tyjon (€12K)
T. Cantwell
Top Earner
I. Tyjon
Lowest Earner

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Two Midfielders Out-earn Entire Backline

The combined salary of attacking midfielders Todd Cantwell (€1.9M) and Ryoya Morishita (€936K) totals over €2.8M. This is more than the total wages for all four of the club's goalkeepers and defenders combined (€2.1M).

Cantwell's Wage Almost Matches Forwards

Attacking midfielder Todd Cantwell's annual salary of €1.9M is nearly equal to the combined salaries of all four of the club's forwards, which totals €1.95M.

Teenager's Salary Reveals Huge Pay Gap

17-year-old forward Igor Tyjon earns just €12K per year, making him the lowest-paid player by a significant margin. The next lowest earner, forward Makhtar Gueye, makes over 25 times more at €312K.

Goalkeepers Out-earn The Entire Defense

The total wage for the club's two goalkeepers (€1.1M) is higher than the total wage for the two defenders (€1.0M).

Morishita and Kargbo on Identical Pay

Attacking midfielder Ryoya Morishita and forward Augustus Kargbo both earn an identical salary of €936K per year. They are the joint second-highest earners at the club.

Huge Midfield Pay Gap Revealed

There is a significant wage disparity within the midfield. Top earner Todd Cantwell (€1.9M) earns more than double the next highest-paid midfielder, Ryoya Morishita (€936K), and nearly five times as much as the lowest-paid midfielder, Sondre Tronstad (€395K).

Blackburn's Four Salary Tiers

The squad's salaries are structured into four distinct tiers. An elite tier is occupied solely by Todd Cantwell (€1.9M). A second tier of high earners, between €690K and €1M, includes players like Ryoya Morishita, Augustus Kargbo, and Dion De Neve. A core group earns between €550K-€610K, while the lowest tier consists of players earning under €500K.

Kargbo Leads The Attacking Line

The highest-paid forward at the club is Second Striker Augustus Kargbo, with an annual salary of €936K.

Miller Is The Top-Paid Defender

Right-back Lewis Miller is the highest earner among the defenders, with an annual salary of €550K.

Cantwell Is The Club's Top Earner

Attacking midfielder Todd Cantwell is the highest-paid player at Blackburn Rovers, earning €1.9M per year. His salary accounts for over 22% of the club's total wage bill of €8.5M.

Transfer rumour salaries: Ben Gibson

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

Ben Gibson's potential loan move to Blackburn Rovers is influenced by his significant wages, estimated at £35,000-per-week.

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Potential wage savings from Todd Cantwell and Ryan Alebiosu's rumored departures

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Todd Cantwell, currently earning €1.9M per year, is linked with a move to Rangers. Ryan Alebiosu, with a salary of €468K per year, is rumored to be of interest to clubs like VfL Wolfsburg and Everton.

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Wage Breakdown

Total spend by position group.

€8.5M
Total Yearly Wage Bill
€164K
Total Weekly Wage Bill
€1.9M / 23%
FW
€4.5M / 53%
MF
€1.0M / 12%
DF
€1.1M / 12%
GK