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Brentford Salaries 2025/26

Premier League
Top Earner: M. Damsgaard (€4.5M)
Lowest Earner: E. Maghoma (€185K)
M. Damsgaard
Top Earner
E. Maghoma
Lowest Earner

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Top Defender Earns More Than Any Forward

Right-back Aaron Hickey, the highest-paid defender at €4.2M, has a higher salary than any forward at the club, including top-earning attacker Dango Ouattara (€3.9M).

Right-Back Earns Double The Left-Back

There is a significant wage disparity between the club's starting full-backs. Right-back Aaron Hickey's €4.2M salary is exactly double that of left-back Rico Henry, who earns €2.1M.

Young Full-Back Among Top Earners

At just 23 years old, right-back Aaron Hickey is the third-highest earner in the entire squad with a salary of €4.2M, placing him in the elite pay bracket alongside senior midfielders.

Goalkeeper Earns More Than Center Forward

The club's goalkeeper, Caoimhin Kelleher, earns €3.3M, which is more than the salary of center forward Igor Thiago, who earns €3.0M.

Four Players Share Identical Salary

A notable salary cluster exists where four players earn exactly €2.4M per year: defender Michael Kayode, defender Kristoffer Ajer, midfielder Fabio Carvalho, and midfielder Frank Onyeka.

Brentford's Clear Salary Tiers

The squad's salaries are structured into clear tiers. An elite group including Mikkel Damsgaard, Jordan Henderson, and Aaron Hickey earns over €4M. A second tier, featuring players like Dango Ouattara, Caoimhin Kelleher, and Igor Thiago, earns between €3M and €4M. A large group of players, including Fabio Carvalho and Kristoffer Ajer, form a core earning between €2.1M and €2.4M.

Vast Gap Between Top and Bottom

The club's wage structure has a significant disparity. The top earners, Mikkel Damsgaard and Jordan Henderson (€4.5M), each earn nearly 25 times more than the lowest-paid senior squad member, midfielder Edmond-Paris Maghoma (€185K).

Damsgaard and Henderson Top Wage Bill

The club's highest earners are attacking midfielder Mikkel Damsgaard and defensive midfielder Jordan Henderson, who both command a salary of €4.5M per year.

Hickey Is The Defensive Top Earner

Right-back Aaron Hickey is the highest-paid defender at the club, earning €4.2M annually.

Ouattara Leads The Forward Line's Pay

Left-winger Dango Ouattara is the highest-paid forward at the club with an annual salary of €3.9M.

Transfer rumour salaries: Harry Wilson, Edoardo Bove, and others

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

No exact salary or wage figures were reported for what incoming players like Harry Wilson, Edoardo Bove, Mohamed Kader Meite, or other transfer targets would earn at Brentford.

2d ago

Potential wage savings if Mikkel Damsgaard, Frank Onyeka and others leave

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Mikkel Damsgaard, with a current salary of €4.5M/year, is linked with a move to Juventus. Frank Onyeka, earning €2.4M/year, is a target for clubs like Manchester United and Valencia. Rico Henry, on €2.1M/year, could depart for Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Borussia Mönchengladbach. Nathan Collins, currently on €1.8M/year, is linked to Tottenham Hotspur. Gustavo Nunes, earning €1.5M/year, is rumored to be moving to Swansea City or Corinthians. Kevin Schade, with a salary of €600K/year, is linked to Newcastle United and Juventus.

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Wage Breakdown

Total spend by position group.

€46.4M
Total Yearly Wage Bill
€892K
Total Weekly Wage Bill
€9.0M / 19%
FW
€20.0M / 43%
MF
€14.1M / 30%
DF
€3.3M / 8%
GK