Leicester City Salaries 2025/26

Championship

Top Earner: H. Winks (€5.5M)

Lowest Earner: J. Monga (€62K)

H. Winks

Top Earner

J. Monga

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Top Three Defenders Out-Earn Entire Attack

The combined salary of the three highest-paid defenders (Ricardo Pereira, Jannik Vestergaard, and Harry Souttar) is €11.3M. This total is greater than the wage bill for the entire eight-player forward line, which stands at €10.4M.

Two Midfielders Nearly Out-Earn Attack

The combined annual salary of the two highest-paid midfielders, Harry Winks (€5.5M) and Joe Aribo (€4.4M), totals €9.9M. This figure is just shy of the entire €10.4M wage bill for all eight forwards combined.

Right-Back Out-Earns Top Striker

Right-back Ricardo Pereira, with a €5.0M annual salary, is the club's second-highest earner overall. His salary is higher than that of the top-earning forward, Patson Daka, who earns €4.5M.

Defense and Midfield Lock Top Salaries

The club's two highest-paid players are not attackers. Defensive midfielder Harry Winks (€5.5M) and right-back Ricardo Pereira (€5.0M) hold the top two salary spots on the wage bill.

Wingers Earn Less Than Other Squad Players

A significant wage disparity exists at the lower end of the scale, where wingers Issahaku Fatawu and Stephy Mavididi each earn €625K per year. This is less than defender Luke Thomas (€935K) and goalkeeper Asmir Begović (€850K).

Leicester's Clear Salary Tiers

The club's salary structure is organized into clear tiers. An elite group earning over €4M includes Harry Winks, Ricardo Pereira, Patson Daka, and Joe Aribo. A core group of senior players like Jannik Vestergaard, Oliver Skipp, and Hamza Choudhury earn between €3.1M and €3.8M. The majority of the squad earns under €2.5M.

Skipp and Choudhury on Identical Deals

There is a salary cluster in the midfield where fellow defensive midfielders Oliver Skipp and Hamza Choudhury are on identical contracts, both earning exactly €3.1M per year.

Winks is Leicester's Top Earner

The highest-paid player at the club is defensive midfielder Harry Winks. His annual salary is €5.5M, making him the top earner overall and in midfield.

Pereira is Leicester's Top Defender

Ricardo Pereira is the top earner among all defenders at the club. The right-back's salary is €5.0M per year, making him the second-highest earner overall.

Daka Leads the Attacking Line

Patson Daka is the highest-paid attacker at Leicester City. The centre-forward earns an annual salary of €4.5M, making him the fourth-highest earner at the club overall.

Transfer rumour salaries: No specific figures for incoming players

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

No exact salary or wage figures were reported for any incoming transfer rumour players at Leicester City. Vague mentions or salaries at current clubs were ignored as per instructions.

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