The top 15 wage bills in Europe ranked including Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool

The top 15 wage bills in Europe ranked including Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool
Liverpool and Manchester United are just two of seven Premier League clubs to make the top 15 clubs in Europe with the biggest wage bills.The Red Devils have splurged big wages onPaul Pogba and Alexis Sanchez in the last two years in a bid to reclaim their place at the top of English football.

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With Jose Mourinho’s men sitting in eighth this time around, he is yet to see any significant development from his side. Conversely, Manchester City are riding high at the top of the league once again.They are joined by Chelsea and Arsenal, with the London giants backing their new managers with new signings in the summer.Liverpool spent big to bring in Naby Keita and Alisson Becker from Germany and Italy respectively, while Tottenham Hotspur sealed new contracts for Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Heung-Min Son in the past six months.According to British business blogger The Swiss Ramble, Leicester City also join their Premier League counterparts in having one of the biggest wages bills in Europe.

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Using the latest data released by the clubs on the continent, they have been able to rank the top 15 biggest spenders on wages.So, without further ado, scroll down to see the clubs with the highest wages in Europe!

15) Leicester City

2018 wage bill – 131m

14) Tottenham Hotspur

2018 wage bill – 148m

13) Inter Milan

2018 wage bill – 156m

12) Atletico Madrid

2018 wage bill – 178m

11) Borussia Dortmund

2018 wage bill – 187m

10) Arsenal

2018 wage bill – 232m

9) Liverpool

2018 wage bill – 241m

8) Chelsea

2018 wage bill – 256m

7) Juventus

2018 wage bill – 259m

6) Bayern Munich

2018 wage bill – 265m

5) Paris Saint-Germain

2018 wage bill – 272m

4) Manchester City

2018 wage bill – 296m

3) Manchester United

2018 wage bill – 337m

2) Real Madrid

2018 wage bill – 395m

1) Barcelona

2018 wage bill – 487m

Not only is #FCBarcelonas 487m wage bill the highest in Spain, but it is also by some distance the highest in Europe. As a comparison, the top English wages are: #MUFC 337m (150m lower), #MCFC 300m (187m lower). pic.twitter.com/OVUFc9cRQa— Swiss Ramble (@SwissRamble) November 13, 2018

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