Celtic Salaries 2025/26

Premiership

Top Earner: A. Oxlade-Chamberlain (€3.3M)

Lowest Earner: C. Donovan (€60K)

A. Oxlade-Chamberlain

Top Earner

C. Donovan

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

A. Oxlade-Chamberlain

A. Oxlade-Chamberlain

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Young Midfielder Out-Earns Entire Attack

At 22 years old, central midfielder Arne Engels (€2.5M) is the club's third-highest paid player. His salary is higher than every single forward on the team, including the top-earning attacker Jota (€2.3M).

Veteran and Youth Keepers on Identical Pay

Goalkeepers Kasper Schmeichel (age 39) and Viljami Sinisalo (age 24) earn the exact same salary of €1.3M, despite a 15-year age gap between the veteran and the younger player.

Two Right-Backs Equal One Tierney

The combined salaries of right-backs Julian Araujo (€1.6M) and Alistair Johnston (€1.5M) total €3.1M, which is exactly equal to the salary of the single top-earning left-back, Kieran Tierney.

Winger Salaries Separated by €1K

Left-wingers Michel Ange Balikwisha (€625K) and Sebastian Tounekti (€624K) have nearly identical salaries, with a difference of just €1K separating their annual pay.

Jota and Carter-Vickers: A Surprising Salary Match

Winger Jota and center-back Cameron Carter-Vickers are on identical salaries of €2.3M, making them joint fourth-highest earners at the club despite playing in very different positions.

Top Duo Commands 17% of Wages

The combined salaries of the club's two highest earners, midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (€3.3M) and defender Kieran Tierney (€3.1M), amount to €6.4M. This represents 17% of the club's entire €37.7M annual wage bill.

Celtic's Three Clear Salary Tiers

The squad's wage structure has three tiers. The elite tier, earning €2.0M or more, includes players like Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Kieran Tierney, and Arne Engels. A middle tier earns between €1.1M and €1.9M, featuring players like Auston Trusty and Julian Araujo. The rest of the squad forms a third tier earning under €1.0M.

Tierney is the Top-Paid Defender

The highest earner among all defenders is left-back Kieran Tierney, who commands an annual salary of €3.1M.

Jota Leads the Attackers' Pay

The highest earner among the forwards is winger Jota, whose salary is €2.3M per year.

Oxlade-Chamberlain is Celtic's Top Earner

The highest-paid player at the club is central midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, with an annual salary of €3.3M.

Transfer rumour salaries: Raheem Sterling, Tomáš Čvančara

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

For Raheem Sterling, Celtic would only be willing to cover one-sixth of his £325,000-a-week salary. For Tomáš Čvančara, Celtic are covering his full remaining salary until the end of the season, which is worth around €1m gross.

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Potential wage savings from Arne Engels and Auston Trusty's departures

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Arne Engels, currently earning €2.5M annually, is linked with moves to Nottingham Forest or RB Leipzig. Reo Hatate, with a salary of €1.1M per year, is rumoured to be heading to Palmeiras. Auston Trusty, earning €1.9M annually, has been linked to clubs such as Lazio, Fiorentina, Crystal Palace, and Valencia. Sebastian Tounekti, who earns €624K per year, is linked with a move to Hamburger SV.

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