February 4, 2023 at 4:15 PM by Thomas
Back at the forefront of the championship, after years of frustration Arsenal where the praise of patience, proves that the investments made for coach Mikel Arteta are giving their (good) results. The Gunners have never been so close to a new national title than in this 2022-2023 season, even though they do not have the widest financial means on the English club plateau. Even if they don’t have to be ashamed of the comparisons either.
The 5th thickest wage bill in English football for Arsenal
The proof being that Arsenal aligns the fifth wage bill of the discipline, across the Channel, at 251 million euros, behind the clubs of Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea. This season the London club has significantly strengthened its collective with players, both expensive in compensation and more greedy on salary, like the striker Gabriel Jesus landed from Manchester City, for more than 50 million euros. And a contract signed for five years, at almost 16 million euros gross per season.
Rookies Gabriel Jesus, Zinchenko and Trossard in top 10 salaries
Ukrainian midfielder Oleksandr Zinchenko followed the same path and negotiated the Gunners’ third-highest dressing room salary. As for Leandro Trossard, the Belgian striker also courted by OM, let himself be seduced by the three-and-a-half-year lease paid 90,000 pounds weekly, the equivalent of 5.3 million euros gross per year. , on the monetary scale of a pound which is worth 1.14 euros.
The 10 highest paid Arsenal players in 2023
10. Gabriel Martinelli = €5.3 million
9. Leandro Trossard = 5,3 M€
8. Eddie Nketiah = 5,9 M€
7. Kieran Tierney = 6,5 M€
6. Martin Odegaard = 6,8 M€
5. Granit Xhaka = 7,1 M€
4. Ben White = 7,1 M€
3. Oleksandr Zinchenko = 8.9 M€
2. Thomas Partey = 11,8 M€
1. Gabriel Jesus = 15,7 M€