Brentford Salaries 2026/27

Premier League

Top Earner: I. Thiago (€4.7M)

Lowest Earner: B. Fredrick (€250K)

I. Thiago

Top Earner

B. Fredrick

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

E. Hadji Malick Diouf

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Three Players Out-earn Bottom Eleven

The combined €14.1M salary of the three top earners (Mamadou Sangare, Mikkel Damsgaard, and Igor Thiago) is greater than the combined €10.8M salary of the eleven lowest-paid players in the squad.

A Top Earner's Salary Matches Goalkeeping Squad

Any one of the club's three top earners, Mamadou Sangare, Mikkel Damsgaard, or Igor Thiago, makes €4.7M annually. This figure is nearly equal to the entire €4.9M wage bill for all three of the club's goalkeepers combined.

Kelleher Out-earns Nine Defenders

The club's top goalkeeper, Caoimhin Kelleher, has a higher salary (€3.4M) than nine of the ten defenders in the squad. Only right-back Aaron Hickey (€4.3M) earns more.

Midfield's Steep Salary Cliff

There is a significant €1.6M salary gap in the midfield between the top-earning duo of Sangare and Damsgaard (€4.7M each) and the next tier of midfielders, who earn €3.1M. This is the largest wage drop-off within any position group.

The Five-Player €3.1M Salary Club

A left-back (Keane Lewis-Potter), a centre-back (Kristoffer Ajer), a left midfielder (El Hadji Malick Diouf), a central midfielder (Mathias Jensen), and a defensive midfielder (Vitaly Janelt) all earn the exact same salary of €3.1M.

Brentford's Elite Earner Trio

The club has a clear top tier of three earners on salaries of €4.7M: Mamadou Sangare, Mikkel Damsgaard, and Igor Thiago. A second tier of players earns between €3.1M and €4.3M, while the majority of the squad earns less than €2.8M.

Hickey is Defense's Top Earner

Right-back Aaron Hickey is the highest-paid defender at the club, earning €4.3M annually. His salary is more than €1M higher than the next highest-paid defenders.

Sangare and Damsgaard Lead Midfield Wages

Central midfielder Mamadou Sangare and attacking midfielder Mikkel Damsgaard are the highest-paid midfielders, each earning €4.7M. They are also the club's overall joint-top earners.

Thiago is Attack's Top Earner

Centre-forward Igor Thiago is the highest-paid attacker at the club with an annual salary of €4.7M. He is also one of the club's overall joint-top earners.

Trio from Midfield and Attack Share Top Spot

Central midfielder Mamadou Sangare, attacking midfielder Mikkel Damsgaard, and centre-forward Igor Thiago are the club's joint-highest earners, all with an annual salary of €4.7M.

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 be set to earn a base salary of over 4 million euros per year at Brentford, which was also stated as 30 million kroner annually.

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Potential wage savings from Igor Thiago and Michael Kayode's departures

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Igor Thiago, currently earning €4.7M/year, is linked with moves to Nottingham Forest, FC Bayern München, and Tottenham Hotspur. Michael Kayode, with a salary of €2.8M/year, is reportedly linked to Inter. Mathias Jensen, earning €3.1M/year, is rumored to be moving to Panathinaikos. Kevin Schade, who earns €615K/year, is linked with potential transfers to FC Bayern München or Arsenal.

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