Brighton & Hove Albion Salaries 2025/26

Premier League

Top Earner: P. Groß (€5.4M)

Lowest Earner: Y. Ayari (€480K)

P. Groß

Top Earner

Y. Ayari

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Top Defensive Trio Out-Earns Top Attackers

The combined salary of the three highest-paid defenders (Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Lewis Dunk, and Olivier Boscagli) is €14.0M, which is more than the combined salary of the top three forwards (Kaoru Mitoma, Georginio Rutter, and Danny Welbeck) at €12.9M.

The €3.6M Four-Player Pay Club

Four senior players from three different positions all earn an identical salary of €3.6M per year. The group includes defender Olivier Boscagli, midfielders Mats Wieffer and 40-year-old James Milner, and forward Danny Welbeck.

Groß Earns Third of Midfield Budget

The club's top earner, Pascal Groß (€5.4M), accounts for nearly one-third of the entire midfield's total wage bill of €17.1M.

Top Defender Out-Earns Top Forward

The club's highest-paid defender, left-back Ferdi Kadıoğlu (€5.3M), earns a higher salary than the highest-paid forward, winger Kaoru Mitoma (€4.8M).

Young Midfielders Face Huge Pay Gap

A significant wage disparity exists among the club's young central midfielders. 21-year-old Jack Hinshelwood (€1.8M) earns more than double the salary of 22-year-old Carlos Baleba (€756K) and nearly four times that of 22-year-old Yasin Ayari (€480K).

Teenager's Pay Doubles Veteran's

Nineteen-year-old striker Charalampos Kostoulas (€2.4M) earns exactly double the salary of 35-year-old goalkeeper Jason Steele (€1.2M).

Brighton's Elite Five-Player Pay Bracket

A clear top tier of earners exists, with five players earning €4.5M or more: Pascal Groß, Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Lewis Dunk, Kaoru Mitoma, and Georginio Rutter. A large group of nine senior players forms the next tier, earning between €3.0M and €3.6M.

A Midfielder Is Brighton's Top Earner

The highest-paid player at the club is central midfielder Pascal Groß, whose annual salary is €5.4M.

Kadıoğlu Is The Top-Paid Defender

Left-back Ferdi Kadıoğlu is the highest earner among all defenders, with an annual salary of €5.3M.

Mitoma Leads The Attacking Wages

Winger Kaoru Mitoma is the top earner in the forward group, taking home €4.8M annually.

Transfer rumour salaries: Michael Svoboda and other Brighton targets

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

No exact salary/wage figures for Michael Svoboda or any other incoming players at Brighton & Hove Albion were found in the provided transfer rumour events.

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Potential wage savings if Jan Paul van Hecke, Yankuba Minteh and others leave

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Jan Paul van Hecke, currently earning €3.0M annually, is linked with moves to Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea. Yasin Ayari, with a salary of €480K per year, could depart for clubs like Newcastle United or Chelsea. Yankuba Minteh, earning €2.4M annually, is rumored to be a target for Liverpool. Igor Júlio, on a €2.7M yearly salary, is linked with potential transfers to Cruzeiro or Schalke 04. Carlos Baleba, who earns €756K per year, is reportedly a target for Tottenham Hotspur. Bart Verbruggen, with an annual salary of €2.1M, is also linked with a move to Tottenham Hotspur.

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