Chelsea Salaries 2025/26

Premier League

Top Earner: R. James (€15.0M)

Lowest Earner: J. Acheampong (€300K)

R. James

Top Earner

J. Acheampong

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Defenders Dominate The Top Salaries

Three of the club's top four highest-paid players are defenders. Reece James (€15.0M), Wesley Fofana (€12.0M), and Marc Cucurella (€10.5M) are all in the elite salary bracket, alongside only one midfielder, Enzo Fernández.

Two Midfielders Command Half The Budget

The two highest-paid midfielders, Enzo Fernández (€10.8M) and Moisés Caicedo (€9.0M), have a combined salary of €19.8M. This accounts for nearly half of the entire midfield wage bill of €41.4M.

Massive Pay Disparity Among Full-Backs

There is a significant wage gap between the club's full-backs. Top earner Reece James (€15.0M) earns more than five times his fellow right-back Malo Gusto (€2.7M).

Teenager Estêvão Matches Senior Goalkeeper

18-year-old winger Estêvão earns €3.6M per year, the exact same salary as 28-year-old starting goalkeeper Robert Sánchez.

Hato and Adarabioyo: A Defensive Pay Pair

Left-back Jorrel Hato and centre-back Tosin Adarabioyo, despite being at different stages of their careers at ages 19 and 28 respectively, are on the exact same annual salary of €7.2M.

Colwill and Delap On Identical Wages

Centre-back Levi Colwill and centre-forward Liam Delap are on the exact same annual salary of €6.0M.

Chelsea's Clear Three-Tier Salary Structure

The squad's salaries are grouped into three distinct tiers. The elite tier, earning over €10M, includes players like Reece James, Wesley Fofana, and Enzo Fernández. A core group earns between €5M and €10M, featuring players such as Pedro Neto and Moisés Caicedo. The rest of the squad forms a developing tier earning below €5M.

Reece James Is Chelsea's Top Earner

The club's highest-paid player is right-back Reece James, who earns €15.0M per year. He is the only player with a salary at or above the €15M mark.

Enzo Fernández Leads Midfield Pay

The highest earner in the midfield is central midfielder Enzo Fernández, with an annual salary of €10.8M.

Pedro Neto Is The Top-Paid Forward

With a salary of €9.6M per year, right-winger Pedro Neto is the highest-paid attacker at the club.

Transfer rumour salaries: Dayot Upamecano, Fermín López and others

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

No exact salary figures for incoming players at Chelsea were found in the transfer rumour events, as per the specified extraction rules.

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Potential wage savings if Enzo Fernández and Filip Jørgensen depart

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Enzo Fernández, currently earning €10.8M per year, is linked with moves to Real Madrid or Paris Saint Germain. Filip Jørgensen, with a salary of €3.0M per year, is rumoured to be moving to Beşiktaş. Andrey Santos, earning €2.1M annually, could depart for Strasbourg. Tyrique George, on €450K per year, is linked with Everton. Josh Acheampong, earning €300K annually, is rumoured to be moving to Crystal Palace.

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