Players · 2026/27 squad-cost rules

Premier League players by squad cost

Every named player on the 20 clubs' published squad ledgers, ranked by what they cost their club in a year: wages plus the annual share of their transfer fee. Not a wage table alone, because under the squad-cost rules a fee is spread over the contract and counts every season.

Model updated: 12 Sept 2026

Quick answer

The most expensive player on the ledger is Erling Haaland (Manchester City) at about £49m a year; the league median named player costs £6m. Click any player for the full story: contract, wage or estimate, amortisation run-off, book value, what a sale would do, sources.

Wages marked est are bounded PSRwatch estimates (210 of 621); the rest are reported gross salaries from public sources. None is an official figure. How the labels work.

Clubs by metric

Annual squad cost (ledger), summed over each club's named players. Ledger totals are decompositions; the club's accounts-anchored figures are on its Compliance tab. Darker = from reported figures; lighter = PSRwatch estimates or apportioned shares.

Every player, two metrics at a time

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Quadrants against the league median: top-right 150 (above-median age, above-median annual squad cost), top-left 155 (below-median age, above-median annual squad cost), bottom-right 173 (above-median age, below-median annual squad cost), bottom-left 134 (below-median age, below-median annual squad cost).

Medians are league-wide across all 621 named players. Filters below narrow the points, not the medians.

Club

621 of 621 players · sorted by annual squad cost, highest first · showing 50

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1	Erling Haaland Centre-Forward · Norway	Manchester City	26	8 seasons left	£27m	£21mapportioned	£171m	£49m	5.2
2	Moisés Caicedo Defensive Midfield · Ecuador	Chelsea	24	7 seasons left	£9m	£34mapportioned	£237m	£43m	6.2
3	Cole Palmer Attacking Midfield · England	Chelsea	24	7 seasons left	£7m	£34mapportioned	£237m	£41m	5.8
4	Enzo Fernández Central Midfield · Argentina	Manchester City	25	5 seasons left	£10m-£20mest	£24m	£122m	£39m	4.2
5	Alexander Isak Centre-Forward · Sweden	Liverpool	26	5 seasons left	£15m	£24m	£122m	£39m	4.3
6	Florian Wirtz Attacking Midfield · Germany	Liverpool	23	4 seasons left	£10m	£26m	£105m	£37m	4.0
7	Elliot Anderson Central Midfield · England	Manchester City	23	5 seasons left	£13m	£23m	£113m	£36m	3.8
8	Bradley Barcola Left Winger · France	Liverpool	24	5 seasons left	£13m	£21m	£105m	£34m	3.8
9	Reece James Right-Back · England	Chelsea	26	6 seasons left	£10m	£20mapportioned	£122m	£31m	4.4
10	Bruno Guimarães Central Midfield · Brazil	Arsenal	28	4 seasons left	£8m-£16mest	£18m	£74m	£30m	4.0
11	Ayyoub Bouaddi Central Midfield · Morocco	Manchester City	18	5 seasons left	£8m-£17mest	£16m	£80m	£29m	3.1
12	Eberechi Eze Attacking Midfield · England	Arsenal	28	3 seasons left	£9m	£19m	£58m	£29m	3.8
13	Matteo Ruggeri Left-Back · Italy	Aston Villa	24	expiring	£6m	£21m	£21m	£27m	4.8
14	Mateus Fernandes Central Midfield · Portugal	Tottenham Hotspur	22	5 seasons left	£7m-£13mest	£17m	£83m	£27m	3.7
15	Benjamin Sesko Centre-Forward · Slovenia	Manchester United	23	4 seasons left	£10m	£16m	£64m	£26m	3.1
16	Hugo Ekitiké Centre-Forward · France	Liverpool	24	5 seasons left	£10m	£16m	£80m	£26m	2.9
17	Sandro Tonali Defensive Midfield · Italy	Tottenham Hotspur	26	6 seasons left	£10m	£15m	£91m	£26m	3.5
18	Matheus Cunha Centre-Forward · Brazil	Manchester United	27	4 seasons left	£9m	£16m	£62m	£25m	2.9
19	Marcus Rashford Left Winger · England	Manchester United	28	2 seasons left	£16m	£9mapportioned	£19m	£25m	2.9
20	Viktor Gyökeres Centre-Forward · Sweden	Arsenal	28	4 seasons left	£10m	£14m	£56m	£24m	3.2
21	Morgan Rogers Attacking Midfield · England	Chelsea	24	7 seasons left	£8m	£17m	£116m	£24m	3.5
22	Kobbie Mainoo Central Midfield · England	Manchester United	21	5 seasons left	£8m	£16mapportioned	£82m	£24m	2.8
23	Amadou Onana Defensive Midfield · Belgium	Aston Villa	25	3 seasons left	£7m	£17m	£50m	£24m	4.2
24	Xavi Simons Attacking Midfield · Netherlands	Tottenham Hotspur	23	4 seasons left	£10m	£14m	£55m	£24m	3.3
25	Bruno Fernandes Attacking Midfield · Portugal	Manchester United	31	expiring	£16m	£8mapportioned	£8m	£24m	2.8
26	Bryan Mbeumo Right Winger · Cameroon	Manchester United	27	4 seasons left	£8m	£16m	£63m	£24m	2.7
27	Bukayo Saka Right Winger · England	Arsenal	24	4 seasons left	£16m	£8mapportioned	£32m	£24m	3.1
28	Georginio Rutter Centre-Forward · France	Brighton & Hove Albion	24	2 seasons left	£4m	£20m	£39m	£24m	6.3
29	Yoane Wissa Centre-Forward · DR Congo	Newcastle United	30	3 seasons left	£7m	£16m	£48m	£23m	4.6
30	Leny Yoro Centre-Back · France	Manchester United	20	3 seasons left	£6m	£17m	£52m	£23m	2.7
31	Carlos Baleba Defensive Midfield · Cameroon	Manchester United	22	5 seasons left	£7m-£14mest	£13m	£64m	£23m	2.7
32	Iliman Ndiaye Right Winger · Senegal	Manchester City	26	5 seasons left	£7m-£15mest	£12m	£59m	£23m	2.5
33	Matthijs de Ligt Centre-Back · Netherlands	Manchester United	27	3 seasons left	£10m	£13m	£38m	£23m	2.6
34	Levi Colwill Centre-Back · England	Chelsea	23	3 seasons left	£5m	£17mapportioned	£51m	£22m	3.2
35	Savinho Left Winger · Brazil	Tottenham Hotspur	22	5 seasons left	£7m	£15m	£74m	£21m	3.0
36	Phil Foden Attacking Midfield · England	Manchester City	26	4 seasons left	£15m	£7mapportioned	£27m	£21m	2.3
37	Jérémy Jacquet Centre-Back · France	Liverpool	21	5 seasons left	£7m-£14mest	£11m	£53m	£21m	2.3
38	Declan Rice Central Midfield · England	Arsenal	27	2 seasons left	£12m	£9mapportioned	£17m	£21m	2.8
39	Jan Paul van Hecke Centre-Back · Netherlands	Tottenham Hotspur	26	not reported	£7m-£13mest	£10m	£25m	£21m	2.9
40	Dominic Solanke Centre-Forward · England	Tottenham Hotspur	28	4 seasons left	£7m	£14m	£54m	£21m	2.9
41	Manuel Ugarte Defensive Midfield · Uruguay	Manchester United	25	3 seasons left	£6m	£14m	£42m	£20m	2.4
42	William Saliba Centre-Back · France	Arsenal	25	4 seasons left	£13m	£7mapportioned	£29m	£20m	2.6
43	Mikel Merino Central Midfield · Spain	Arsenal	30	2 seasons left	£7m	£13m	£27m	£20m	2.6
44	Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper · Italy	Manchester City	27	4 seasons left	£14m	£6m	£25m	£20m	2.2
45	Antoine Semenyo Right Winger · Ghana	Manchester City	26	5 seasons left	£8m	£12m	£61m	£20m	2.1
46	Wesley Fofana Centre-Back · France	Chelsea	25	3 seasons left	£10m	£9mapportioned	£28m	£20m	2.9
47	Josko Gvardiol Centre-Back · Croatia	Manchester City	24	5 seasons left	£13m	£7mapportioned	£34m	£20m	2.1
48	Ezri Konsa Centre-Back · England	Arsenal	28	not reported	£6m-£13mest	£10m	£25m	£20m	2.6
49	Noni Madueke Right Winger · England	Arsenal	24	4 seasons left	£8m	£12m	£47m	£20m	2.5
50	Andrey Santos Defensive Midfield · Brazil	Manchester United	22	5 seasons left	£6m-£12mest	£9m	£47m	£19m	2.2

1. Erling Haaland
Manchester City · Centre-Forward · 26
£49m
Wage
£27m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£21m
Book value
£171m
Contract
8 seasons left
2. Moisés Caicedo
Chelsea · Defensive Midfield · 24
£43m
Wage
£9m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£34m
Book value
£237m
Contract
7 seasons left
3. Cole Palmer
Chelsea · Attacking Midfield · 24
£41m
Wage
£7m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£34m
Book value
£237m
Contract
7 seasons left
4. Enzo Fernández
Manchester City · Central Midfield · 25
£39m
Wage
£10m-£20m est
Annual transfer-fee cost
£24m
Book value
£122m
Contract
5 seasons left
5. Alexander Isak
Liverpool · Centre-Forward · 26
£39m
Wage
£15m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£24m
Book value
£122m
Contract
5 seasons left
6. Florian Wirtz
Liverpool · Attacking Midfield · 23
£37m
Wage
£10m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£26m
Book value
£105m
Contract
4 seasons left
7. Elliot Anderson
Manchester City · Central Midfield · 23
£36m
Wage
£13m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£23m
Book value
£113m
Contract
5 seasons left
8. Bradley Barcola
Liverpool · Left Winger · 24
£34m
Wage
£13m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£21m
Book value
£105m
Contract
5 seasons left
9. Reece James
Chelsea · Right-Back · 26
£31m
Wage
£10m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£20m
Book value
£122m
Contract
6 seasons left
10. Bruno Guimarães
Arsenal · Central Midfield · 28
£30m
Wage
£8m-£16m est
Annual transfer-fee cost
£18m
Book value
£74m
Contract
4 seasons left
11. Ayyoub Bouaddi
Manchester City · Central Midfield · 18
£29m
Wage
£8m-£17m est
Annual transfer-fee cost
£16m
Book value
£80m
Contract
5 seasons left
12. Eberechi Eze
Arsenal · Attacking Midfield · 28
£29m
Wage
£9m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£19m
Book value
£58m
Contract
3 seasons left
13. Matteo Ruggeri
Aston Villa · Left-Back · 24
£27m
Wage
£6m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£21m
Book value
£21m
Contract
expiring
14. Mateus Fernandes
Tottenham Hotspur · Central Midfield · 22
£27m
Wage
£7m-£13m est
Annual transfer-fee cost
£17m
Book value
£83m
Contract
5 seasons left
15. Benjamin Sesko
Manchester United · Centre-Forward · 23
£26m
Wage
£10m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£16m
Book value
£64m
Contract
4 seasons left
16. Hugo Ekitiké
Liverpool · Centre-Forward · 24
£26m
Wage
£10m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£16m
Book value
£80m
Contract
5 seasons left
17. Sandro Tonali
Tottenham Hotspur · Defensive Midfield · 26
£26m
Wage
£10m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£15m
Book value
£91m
Contract
6 seasons left
18. Matheus Cunha
Manchester United · Centre-Forward · 27
£25m
Wage
£9m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£16m
Book value
£62m
Contract
4 seasons left
19. Marcus Rashford
Manchester United · Left Winger · 28
£25m
Wage
£16m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£9m
Book value
£19m
Contract
2 seasons left
20. Viktor Gyökeres
Arsenal · Centre-Forward · 28
£24m
Wage
£10m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£14m
Book value
£56m
Contract
4 seasons left
21. Morgan Rogers
Chelsea · Attacking Midfield · 24
£24m
Wage
£8m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£17m
Book value
£116m
Contract
7 seasons left
22. Kobbie Mainoo
Manchester United · Central Midfield · 21
£24m
Wage
£8m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£16m
Book value
£82m
Contract
5 seasons left
23. Amadou Onana
Aston Villa · Defensive Midfield · 25
£24m
Wage
£7m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£17m
Book value
£50m
Contract
3 seasons left
24. Xavi Simons
Tottenham Hotspur · Attacking Midfield · 23
£24m
Wage
£10m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£14m
Book value
£55m
Contract
4 seasons left
25. Bruno Fernandes
Manchester United · Attacking Midfield · 31
£24m
Wage
£16m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£8m
Book value
£8m
Contract
expiring
26. Bryan Mbeumo
Manchester United · Right Winger · 27
£24m
Wage
£8m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£16m
Book value
£63m
Contract
4 seasons left
27. Bukayo Saka
Arsenal · Right Winger · 24
£24m
Wage
£16m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£8m
Book value
£32m
Contract
4 seasons left
28. Georginio Rutter
Brighton & Hove Albion · Centre-Forward · 24
£24m
Wage
£4m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£20m
Book value
£39m
Contract
2 seasons left
29. Yoane Wissa
Newcastle United · Centre-Forward · 30
£23m
Wage
£7m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£16m
Book value
£48m
Contract
3 seasons left
30. Leny Yoro
Manchester United · Centre-Back · 20
£23m
Wage
£6m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£17m
Book value
£52m
Contract
3 seasons left
31. Carlos Baleba
Manchester United · Defensive Midfield · 22
£23m
Wage
£7m-£14m est
Annual transfer-fee cost
£13m
Book value
£64m
Contract
5 seasons left
32. Iliman Ndiaye
Manchester City · Right Winger · 26
£23m
Wage
£7m-£15m est
Annual transfer-fee cost
£12m
Book value
£59m
Contract
5 seasons left
33. Matthijs de Ligt
Manchester United · Centre-Back · 27
£23m
Wage
£10m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£13m
Book value
£38m
Contract
3 seasons left
34. Levi Colwill
Chelsea · Centre-Back · 23
£22m
Wage
£5m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£17m
Book value
£51m
Contract
3 seasons left
35. Savinho
Tottenham Hotspur · Left Winger · 22
£21m
Wage
£7m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£15m
Book value
£74m
Contract
5 seasons left
36. Phil Foden
Manchester City · Attacking Midfield · 26
£21m
Wage
£15m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£7m
Book value
£27m
Contract
4 seasons left
37. Jérémy Jacquet
Liverpool · Centre-Back · 21
£21m
Wage
£7m-£14m est
Annual transfer-fee cost
£11m
Book value
£53m
Contract
5 seasons left
38. Declan Rice
Arsenal · Central Midfield · 27
£21m
Wage
£12m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£9m
Book value
£17m
Contract
2 seasons left
39. Jan Paul van Hecke
Tottenham Hotspur · Centre-Back · 26
£21m
Wage
£7m-£13m est
Annual transfer-fee cost
£10m
Book value
£25m
Contract
not reported
40. Dominic Solanke
Tottenham Hotspur · Centre-Forward · 28
£21m
Wage
£7m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£14m
Book value
£54m
Contract
4 seasons left
41. Manuel Ugarte
Manchester United · Defensive Midfield · 25
£20m
Wage
£6m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£14m
Book value
£42m
Contract
3 seasons left
42. William Saliba
Arsenal · Centre-Back · 25
£20m
Wage
£13m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£7m
Book value
£29m
Contract
4 seasons left
43. Mikel Merino
Arsenal · Central Midfield · 30
£20m
Wage
£7m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£13m
Book value
£27m
Contract
2 seasons left
44. Gianluigi Donnarumma
Manchester City · Goalkeeper · 27
£20m
Wage
£14m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£6m
Book value
£25m
Contract
4 seasons left
45. Antoine Semenyo
Manchester City · Right Winger · 26
£20m
Wage
£8m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£12m
Book value
£61m
Contract
5 seasons left
46. Wesley Fofana
Chelsea · Centre-Back · 25
£20m
Wage
£10m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£9m
Book value
£28m
Contract
3 seasons left
47. Josko Gvardiol
Manchester City · Centre-Back · 24
£20m
Wage
£13m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£7m
Book value
£34m
Contract
5 seasons left
48. Ezri Konsa
Arsenal · Centre-Back · 28
£20m
Wage
£6m-£13m est
Annual transfer-fee cost
£10m
Book value
£25m
Contract
not reported
49. Noni Madueke
Arsenal · Right Winger · 24
£20m
Wage
£8m
Annual transfer-fee cost
£12m
Book value
£47m
Contract
4 seasons left
50. Andrey Santos
Manchester United · Defensive Midfield · 22
£19m
Wage
£6m-£12m est
Annual transfer-fee cost
£9m
Book value
£47m
Contract
5 seasons left

What these figures are

Per-player rows are a decomposition of each club's accounts-anchored squad cost, reconciled with residuals stated on every club's Squad tab. Transfer fees come from provider transfer pages; players without a fee in evidence carry an apportioned share of the club's filed amortisation, labelled as such. Contract ends and ages come from the squad provider. Nothing here is an official league or club figure.