Watford Salaries 2025/26

Championship

Top Earner: I. Louza (€1.9M)

Lowest Earner: M. Doumbia (€100K)

I. Louza

Top Earner

M. Doumbia

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

One Midfielder Matches Both Goalkeepers

Attacking midfielder Giorgi Chakvetadze's annual salary of €1.6M is equal to the combined salaries of both of the club's goalkeepers.

Top Midfield Trio Out-earns Defense

The combined salary of the three highest-paid midfielders—Imrân Louza, Giorgi Chakvetadze, and Nampalys Mendy (€4.9M)—is greater than the total wage bill for the entire five-player defensive unit (€3.6M).

Top Earner Outweighs Goalkeeping Unit

Either of the club's top earners, Imrân Louza or Thomas Ince, has an individual salary of €1.9M, which is higher than the combined salaries of both goalkeepers (€1.6M).

Louza and Ince Share Top Spot

Central midfielder Imrân Louza and right-winger Thomas Ince are the club's joint highest-paid players, both earning an annual salary of €1.9M.

Goalkeeper and Defender on Equal Pay

Goalkeeper Nathan Baxter and right-back Jeremy Petris earn the exact same annual salary of €625K.

Center Forward Salaries Worlds Apart

There is a large wage disparity between the two center forwards. Vivaldo Semedo earns €455K, over four times more than Mamadou Doumbia, who earns €100K.

Watford's Four-Tier Wage Structure

The club's salaries are grouped into distinct tiers. An elite tier earning over €1.5M includes Imrân Louza, Thomas Ince, and Giorgi Chakvetadze. A high-earner bracket (€1M-€1.5M) includes Nampalys Mendy, Marc Bola, and Edoardo Bove. A mid-tier (€500K-€1M) features numerous players like Egil Selvik and Nestory Irankunda, while a development bracket includes those earning below €500K.

Top Earners Make 19x Lowest Earner

The club's top earners, Imrân Louza and Thomas Ince (€1.9M), each make 19 times the salary of the lowest-paid player, Mamadou Doumbia (€100K).

Bola Leads The Defensive Line

Left-back Marc Bola is the highest-paid defender at Watford, earning €1.2M per year.

Ince Is The Top-Paid Forward

Right-winger Thomas Ince is the highest-earning forward at the club, with an annual salary of €1.9M.

Transfer rumour salaries: Julio Soler

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

Julio Soler's estimated weekly wage of £20,000 may not have to be fully covered by Watford.

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Potential wage savings if Imrân Louza, Nampalys Mendy and others leave

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Imrân Louza, currently earning €1.9M per year, is linked with moves to Panathinaikos, Olympiakos Piraeus, or Ipswich Town. Nampalys Mendy, with a salary of €1.4M annually, could depart for Rennes, Arka Gdynia, or Raja Casablanca. Othmane Maamma, earning €312K annually, is rumoured to be moving to Roma, LOSC Lille, Nantes, or Strasbourg. Mamadou Doumbia, on a €100K annual salary, is linked with Newcastle United or Burnley.

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