[2025] Chelsea player wages: How much does each star earn?

Chelsea and spending money are inextricably linked. Todd Boehly and his Clearlake Capital colleagues have not been reluctant to exercise their muscles in the transfer market and spend money to remedy the club's current challenges. While it hasn't yielded the desired results, the American has established a highly generous salary structure at the football club.

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Since their takeover in 2022, the Stamford Bridge outfit has spent over £1 billion on transfer fees alone - and that's not even counting the lofty salaries that many of the stars are on, including some of the Premier League's biggest underperformers in terms of how much they earn each week. The current condition of play in terms of Enzo Maresca's squad's earnings is as follows.

Goalkeepers

Djordje Petrovic, a Serbian shot-stopper, has left, and former Brighton goalkeeper Robert Sanchez has taken his place in goal. The Spaniard, 26, earns a solid £60,000 each week in west London. If there was any doubt that Sanchez was brought in to be the primary man last season, his big wage hike in relation to the club's other goalkeepers is more confirmation.

His earnings are treble those of Marcus Bettinelli, a glovesman who has only played one game for Chelsea, who makes £25,000 per week, while teenager Lucas Bergstrom, who has yet to make his senior Chelsea debut, receives £5,000 per week.

Many Chelsea fans expected Filip Jorgensen to replace the aforementioned Sanchez upon his arrival, but the 22-year-old Swedish-Danish player has only made two appearances for the club. Regardless of how much he plays, he plans to deposit £50,000 into his bank account on a weekly basis.

1. Robert Sanchez - £60,000-per-week (August 5, 2023 to June 30, 2030)

2. Filip Jorgensen - £50,000-per-week (July 30, 2024 to June 30, 2031)

3. Marcus Bettinelli - £35,000-per-week (March 27, 2023 to June 30, 2026)

4. Lucas Bergstrom - £5,000-per-week (February 29, 2024 to June 30, 2025)

Defenders

The biggest earners on Chelsea's back line are where we begin to see some of the more enticing wages. Even at the lower end of the spectrum, the amount earned is significant. Malo Gusto played more than he expected last season because to Reece James' injury concerns, but he and fellow Frenchman Axel Disasi - who earns £80,000 per week - are two of the three lowest-paid players in the senior defence.

Summer signing Tosin Adarabioyo earned a handsome six-figure sum of £120,000 as a free transfer. He is pipped by Marc Cucurella, who was selected to the Euro 2024 Team of the Tournament after some outstanding performances for Spain, as the ex-Brighton ace makes a comfortable £175,000 per week, while Chelsea's most valuable asset, Levi Colwill, gets £100,000 per week.

Wesley Fofana, who has battled injuries throughout his Chelsea career, is among the top three, as are two of the squad's most experienced stalwarts, particularly on defense. Ben Chilwell and James, like Fofana, have experience dealing with injuries. However, when healthy and firing, they are two of the greatest full-backs in English football, as evidenced by their weekly wages of £200,000 and £250,000, respectively.

1. Reece James - £250,000-per-week (September 5, 2022 to June 30, 2028)

2. Ben Chilwell - £200,000-per-week (April 11, 2023 to June 30, 2027)

3. Wesley Fofana - £200,000-per-week (August 31, 2022 to June 30, 2029)

4. Marc Cucurella - £175,000-per-week (August 5, 2022 to June 30, 2028)

5. Tosin Adarabioyo - £120,000-per-week (July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2028)

6. Levi Colwill - £100,000-per-week (August 2, 2023 to Jun 30, 2029)

7. Benoit Badiashile - £90,000-per-week (January 5, 2023 to June 30, 2030)

8. Axel Disasi - £80,000-per-week (August 4, 2023 to June 30, 2029)

9. Malo Gusto - £45,000-per-week (January 29, 2023 to June 30, 2030)

10. Renato Veiga - £25,000-per-week (July 12, 2024 to June 30, 2031)

Midfielders

Despite the huge sums spent on getting the bulk of these midfielders to the club, none of the individuals working in the engine room come close to matching the salary that captain James earns. Cesare Casadei will be looking for a chance to work under new manager Maresca after impressing him while on loan at Leicester City. More playing in the first team may result in a lucrative new deal that will see him significantly improve his current weekly pay of £7,500.

Chelsea's £200 million-plus combo are at the top, with Moises Caicedo trailing behind Enzo Fernandez. Despite his summer shenanigans, the Argentine has captained his team in James' absence and earns little under £200,000 per week, while his Ecuadorian companion in crime, Caicedo, gets less at £150,000.

Former Southampton prospect Romeo Lavia endured serious ailments despite earning £45,000 per week last season, but has begun the current season impressively. Summer signing Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall enters a bloated Stamford Bridge engine room and may struggle to get regular playing time this season, although he will earn £80,000 per week regardless of his guaranteed minutes. Carney Chukwuemeka, who is linked to Manchester United, makes £20,000 more than that.

1. Enzo Fernandez - £180,000-per-week (January 31, 2023 to June 30, 2032)

2. Moises Caicedo - £150,000-per-week (August 14, 2023 to June 30, 2031)

3. Carney Chukwuemeka - £100,000-per-week (August 4, 2022 to June 30, 2028)

4. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall - £80,000-per-week (June 2, 2024 to June 30, 2029)

5. Romeo Lavia - £45,000-per-week (August 18, 2023 to June 30, 2030)

6. Cesare Casadei - £7,500-per-week (August 19, 2022 to June 30, 2028)

Forwards

With the arrival of new attacking-based players, Chelsea's salary structure has changed dramatically over the summer months, with seven of the nine earning £100,000 or more per week. Noni Madueke falls short of that criterion, earning only £50,000 per week, while Nicolas Jackson, the Blues' key focus point during the 2023/24 season, is next on the list with a cool £65,000.

Cole Palmer scored 33 goals in his debut Premier League season for the club, more than any other player in the league, and has been rewarded with a new deal worth £130,000 per week, according to Ben Jacobs. Without him, who knows how Chelsea's first - and only - season under Mauricio Pochettino would have ended?

Marc Guiu was signed from Barcelona during the summer and paid an eyebrow-raising £50,000 per week. The 18-year-old is on par with Ukrainian great Mykhailo Mudryk in terms of wages, but whether he will play many senior minutes this season remains to be seen.

Jadon Sancho's transfer from Manchester United may have surprised both sets of supporters, but fortunately for those linked with the west Londoners, Maresca and his entourage are not have to pay out the majority of his weekly compensation packet. Instead, they are paying only £100,000 towards his high demands, with the Red Devils handling the rest.

The jury is still out on the top three: Christopher Nkunku, Joao Felix, and Pedro Neto. The latter joined from Wolverhampton Wanderers in the summer amid concerns about his injury record, but regardless of how many minutes he plays under their Italian manager, the speedster will earn £160,000 per week, while Felix - one of the most expensive transfers in La Liga history - earns £10,000 more per week.

Nkunku, the capital club's highest-paid attacker, battled with injuries in his debut season, but if healthy, he will continue to play an important role for the club, leading the line in Maresca's first season in charge. The 26-year-old star from Lagny-sur-Marne makes £195,000 every week.

1. Christopher Nkunku - £195,000-per-week (July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2029)

2. Joao Felix - £170,000-per-week (August 21, 2024 to Jun 30, 2031)

3. Pedro Neto - £160,000-per-week (August 11, 2024 to June 30, 2031)

4. Cole Palmer - £130,000-per-week (August 13, 2024 to June 30, 2033)

5. Jadon Sancho - £100,000-per-week (August 30, 2024 to June 30, 2025)

6. Mykhailo Mudryk - £100,000-per-week (January 15, 2022 to June 30, 2031)

7. Nicolas Jackson - £65,000-per-week (July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2031)

8. Noni Madueke - £50,000-per-week (January 20, 2023 to June 30, 2030)

9. Marc Guiu - £50,000-per-week (July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2029)