It is always a topic of discussion on whether the Arsenal players were worth the weekly wages that they are given, and never more so than when Eddie Nketiah was given his 100k-a-week contract when he re-signed at the beginning of the this season.
Most people would now agree he was worth the money after the contibutions he has made since Gabriel Jesus got injured in the World.
Also, we know the Gunners have just given a new contract to Gabriel Martinelli, which is rumoured to be in the region of 180k a week, and Bukayo Saka will probably be given even more than that when his next extension is announced, and hopefully we will see a similar deal given to William Saliba before the season ends.
But here is the salary for each of our squad members compiled by the Sports Data centre, and I’m sure there will be a few surprises in there for everyone.
The current top three earners are now:
1. Gabriel Jesus, who earns £265,000.
2. Thomas Partey, a £200,000 weekly salary
3. Gabriel Martinelli, who earns £180,000.
Which are the players salaries that surprise you the most?
To be honest
I don’t really care
What they get paid is what they get paid
The world of football at the top end has gone nuts.
It will keep going until it will be the norm one day that the average player will pull in 250k per week and top end stars will be on 1m plus
Clubs are being run by countries now Not the local person made good.
Media rights will keep getting sold off to the highest bidder
First tv rights sold off to sky at the start of the 90s was a mere drop in the ocean compared to now
Onwards and upwards
I would say at this stage of his career that £150k pw is more than plenty for Martinelli, but £100kpw for EN raised the bar unfortunately. With all our talented youngsters, they haven’t yet got to the Jesuslevel although Saka is top drawer. Agents doing their job for their clients
Doesn’t matter as overall our wage bill is a lot lower than the top 4 of the highest earning clubs.
A bit surprised Jesus is making that amount though, seems like we at least doubled his wages..?
I’m more interested in knowing who the lowest earners in the squad are. I think Saka’s on something ridiculously low, until he gets his new deal, as is Nelson.
Sportrac give salaries but how much is guesswork remains to be seen
Reiss Nelson is currently on less than a million. It shows Jesus on £13.5m and Partey on £10m. Next is Zinchenko with White and Odegaard on about £5m
Why speculate about rumoured salaries? First you say Martinelli’s salary is “rumoured to be in the region of £180k” then later on you say “he is one of the top earners on £180k”. Where did you get the idea that Jesus is on £265k, sounds ludicrous to me?
Unless every player has given permission for his salary to be made public and the club also agrees (which I doubt 100%) these figures mean absolutely nothing.
All just media speculation I believe and we have no idea what incentives, if any, they are on as well.
It will add up to £180k a week once bonuses and clauses are met, I am sure there is so many games to be played, Goals, Champions league, sponsors. Arsenal may own the rights so all their sponsorship deals or endorsements Arsenal either owns or gets a huge slice of.
Contracts are full of stipulations but who’s knows and who cares as this young talented star in Martinelli was bought for £7m & is still 21years old, worth possibly £80m+.
Partey was expensive but worth it at £45m plus £200k a week, he is the glue that makes this all stay together & Jesus has brought a priceless winning mentality along with Zink that’s worth every penny as its rubbing off on all the youngsters at Arsenal.
Saliba is the next one after Sakas new deal is announced to extend and get a massive pay rise and long term deal as they are the now and future of the club. Nelson may end up getting a new deal if he keeps the momentum from Saturday and plays in Europa this week along with Smithrowe and Vieria.
Sporting Thurs & Fulham Sunday are huge games for our season.
I believe the high amount of money aren’t their basic salaries. There should be some productivity clauses to motivate those players, otherwise they could just slack off
Some of our highly-paid players would likely get sold in the summer, to balance out our wage bill, after Arsenal made several big contract extensions this season
Martinelli.
Nelson. Fabio. Saka.
Xhaka. Jorginho.
Tierney. Kiwior. Saliba. Tomiyasu.
Turner.
I am missing speculation about Trossard salary.
Cedric must be sold ASAP
Winning mentality and all, it doesn’t justify Jesus earning such a high salary. He must be closely monitored after his return, he would have to score a lot to show he’s worth such wages.