Portsmouth Salaries 2025/26

Colby Bishop (€650K) is the club's highest-paid forward, but he is only the fourth-highest earner overall, behind two midfielders (John Swift, Ebou Adams) and a defender (Ajibola-Joshua Alese).

The combined salary of the two highest-paid defenders, Ajibola-Joshua Alese (€935K) and Josh Knight (€625K), is greater than the combined salary of the two highest-paid forwards, Colby Bishop (€650K) and Franco Umeh (€615K).

Attacking midfielder John Swift's salary of €1.4M is greater than the combined wages of the club's two highest-paid forwards, Colby Bishop (€650K) and Franco Umeh (€615K).

The club's highest-paid defender, centre-back Ajibola-Joshua Alese (€935K), earns significantly more than the highest-paid forward, Colby Bishop (€650K). Alese is the second-highest earner in the entire squad.

21-year-old winger Franco Umeh (€615K) is the second-highest paid attacker at the club, earning more than every other forward except for the top earner, Colby Bishop.

Two defenders, Terry Devlin and Jordan Williams, and a forward, Millenic Alli, all earn the exact same salary of €375K per year.

The squad's salary structure has distinct tiers. An elite tier is occupied solely by John Swift (€1.4M). A second tier features players earning over €500K, including Ajibola-Joshua Alese (€935K), Ebou Adams (€775K), Colby Bishop (€650K), Josh Knight (€625K), Franco Umeh (€615K), and Nicolas Schmid (€600K). A large core group earns between €300K and €500K, while a group of younger players earns under €300K.

Attacking midfielder John Swift is the highest-paid player at the club, earning €1.4M per year. His salary places him in a tier of his own, significantly above the next highest earner.

Centre-back Ajibola-Joshua Alese is the highest-paid defender at the club with an annual salary of €935K.

Centre-forward Colby Bishop is the highest-paid attacker at the club, earning €650K per year.