Leicester City Salaries 2026/27

League One

Top Earner: C. McFarlane (€4.3M)

Lowest Earner: J. Joseph (€63K)

C. McFarlane

Top Earner

J. Joseph

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Left-Backs Earn 5x More Than Right-Backs

There is a significant wage imbalance between fullback positions. The club's two left-backs, Christian McFarlane and Luke Thomas, have a combined salary of €6.2M, which is five times greater than the combined €1.2M salary of the three right-backs.

Two Midfielders Out-earn Entire Attack

The combined salary of the two highest-paid midfielders, Oliver Skipp and Hamza Choudhury (€6.2M total), is greater than the total wages of the entire five-player forward line (€5.1M).

One Teenager Earns More Than 9 Teammates

The salary of 19-year-old top earner Christian McFarlane (€4.3M) is greater than the combined annual wages of the nine lowest-paid players in the squad, which totals approximately €3.1M.

Teenager Out-earns Entire Goalkeeping Unit

The salary of 19-year-old left-back Christian McFarlane (€4.3M) is significantly higher than the combined wages of all three goalkeepers on the squad, which totals €2.6M.

Midfield's Massive Wage Chasm

There is a significant wage gap within the midfield. The top two earners, Oliver Skipp and Hamza Choudhury, each make €3.1M, while the two junior midfielders, Will Alves and Louis Page, earn just €310K and €120K respectively, creating a gap of more than 10 times between the top and bottom pairs.

Defense Wages Nearly Triple The Attack's

The club allocates nearly three times as much in salary to its nine defenders (€14.8M) as it does to its entire five-player forward line (€5.1M), highlighting a clear financial focus on the backline.

Leicester's Three-Tier Salary Structure

The squad's salaries are grouped into three distinct tiers. The Elite tier, earning over €2M, includes players like Christian McFarlane (€4.3M) and Bobby Reid (€2.2M). The Mid-tier, from €600K to €2M, features players such as Luke Thomas (€1.9M) and Wes Burns (€1.3M). The Development tier consists of players earning under €600K, like Liam Cullen (€500K) and Louis Page (€120K).

Teenage Left-Back Is Top Earner

The club's highest-paid player is 19-year-old left-back Christian McFarlane, with an annual salary of €4.3M.

Two DMs Share Midfield's Top Spot

Defensive midfielders Oliver Skipp and Hamza Choudhury are the joint highest-paid players in the midfield, each earning an annual salary of €3.1M.

Bobby Reid Leads The Attack's Wages

The highest earner among the forwards is right winger Bobby Reid, with an annual salary of €2.2M.

Transfer rumour salaries: No specific figures found for incoming players

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

No exact salary figures for incoming players at Leicester City were found in the provided text that meet the specified extraction criteria (e.g., exact figures, context at Leicester City, not current contracts at other clubs, not for current Leicester City players).

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Potential wage savings if Wout Faes and Harry Souttar depart

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Wout Faes, currently earning €3.0M per year, is linked with a move to West Ham United, OH Leuven, or Anderlecht. Harry Souttar, with a salary of €2.4M annually, could potentially move to Wrexham or Sheffield United. Louis Page, earning €120K per year, is rumoured to be moving to Arsenal or Manchester United. Woyo Coulibaly, on a €920K annual salary, is linked with a transfer to Sassuolo. Caleb Okoli, who earns €1.5M per year, is linked with a move to Cagliari.

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