Brentford Salaries 2025/26

Premier League

Top Earner: M. Damsgaard (€4.7M)

Lowest Earner: J. Eyestone (€470K)

M. Damsgaard

Top Earner

J. Eyestone

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Two Midfielders Nearly Match Entire Attack

The combined €9.3M salary of midfielders Mikkel Damsgaard (€4.7M) and Jordan Henderson (€4.6M) is nearly as much as the entire five-player forward line, which collectively earns €11.0M.

Goalkeeper Out-earns Most Defenders

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher, on a €3.3M salary, earns more than seven of the club's eight listed defenders, including all four centre-backs.

Full-Backs Command Top Defensive Salaries

The highest-paid defender is a right-back, Aaron Hickey (€4.3M), who earns significantly more than the highest-paid centre-back, Kristoffer Ajer (€3.1M).

Four Players Form Salary Club

A salary cluster has formed where four players from three different positions all earn exactly €3.1M per year: defenders Keane Lewis-Potter and Kristoffer Ajer, and midfielders Vitaly Janelt and Mathias Jensen.

Lowest-Paid Attacker Earns Least On Field

Forward Kevin Schade (€610K) has a lower salary than the lowest-paid player in both defense (Sepp van den Berg, €1.2M) and midfield (Yehor Yarmoliuk, €1.6M).

Brentford's Three Distinct Salary Tiers

The squad's wages are structured into clear tiers. An elite group, including Mikkel Damsgaard, Igor Thiago, and Jordan Henderson, earns €4.6M or more. A senior group, featuring players like Aaron Hickey and Dango Ouattara, earns between €3.1M and €4.3M. The majority of the squad forms a core group earning between €1.0M and €2.5M.

Attacker and Midfielder Share Top Spot

The club's top earner position is shared jointly by center-forward Igor Thiago and attacking midfielder Mikkel Damsgaard, who both earn an annual salary of €4.7M.

Thiago Leads The Attacking Line

The highest-paid player in the attack is center-forward Igor Thiago, whose salary is €4.7M per year. This also makes him the joint-highest earner at the club.

Damsgaard Is Midfield's Top Earner

The highest-paid player in midfield is attacking midfielder Mikkel Damsgaard, whose salary is €4.7M per year. This also makes him the joint-highest earner at the club.

Hickey Remains Defensive Top Earner

The highest-paid player in the defense is right-back Aaron Hickey, whose salary is €4.3M per year.

Transfer rumour salaries: Said El Mala

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

Said El Mala was reported to have been offered a base salary of over 4 million euros per year, or 30 million kroner per year, at Brentford.

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Potential wage savings if Igor Thiago and Michael Kayode depart

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Igor Thiago, currently earning €4.7M/year, is heavily linked with moves to top clubs like Manchester United, Arsenal, and Chelsea. Michael Kayode, with a salary of €2.5M/year, is rumored to be a target for Liverpool, Juventus, and Inter.

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