Sheffield United wages: Who is the best paid player at the Blades and everything you need to know about Sheffield's salary bill

Adam Davies, capped by Wales five times, is surprisingly the highest-paid goalkeeper at Sheffield United, ahead of first-choice keeper Michael Cooper, making fans wonder why a backup goalkeeper is earning more.

No surprises here as former Arsenal centre-back Rob Holding is the highest-earning defender and among the top earners at the club overall, having arrived on loan from Crystal Palace. He takes the top spot ahead of Anel Ahmedhodzic, Jack Robinson, and Rhys Norrington-Davies.

Harrison Burrows, who is among the lower-earning defenders, has proved this season that he deserves to earn a lot more, given his offensive exploits from the left-back role.

Jamie Shackleton is the lowest-paid defender at the club, earning a modest £390,000 per year.

Bangladeshi footballer Hamza Choudhury, who is on loan from Leicester City, is the highest-earning midfielder as well as the undisputed top earner at the club, earning £2.6m per season.

Gustavo Hamer, Tom Davies, and Vinicius Souza are the joint-second highest-earning midfielders, with the third spot being taken by 21-year-old Andre Brooks.

Youngsters Sydie Peck and Ollie Arblaster are the lowest-paid midfielders at the Bramall Lane.

Ben Brereton Diaz, the Chile international, is the highest-earning attacker at Sheffield United. The 25-year-old joined on a short-term loan, following a similar move at the end of the previous season, when the Blades were facing difficulties in the Premier League. Rhian Brewster is also the joint-top earner along with Brereton Diaz, with the duo earning £1.82m each.

Welsh striker Kieffer Moore and Ireland international Tom Cannon are the joint-third highest-earning forwards at Bramall Lane.

18-year-old Scottish forward Ryan One is the lowest-paid Shefield United attacker.

The top three earners at Sheffield United are all on loan from a Premier League outfit: Choudhury, Holding, and Brereton Diaz.

Brewster and Hamer close out the top five.

Ryan One is the lowest-paid Sheffield United player, and the only one earning a five-figure annual salary.

With a salary of just £104,000, Arblaster and Nwachukwu are the joint-second lowest-paid players. Meanwhile, Peck and Caceres round out the list.

So, what does this mean for the bigger picture? In which area of the pitch are Sheffield United investing the most, and how much do they spend annually on first-team salaries?

The Blades are allocating just under £10 million to their defenders' salaries, making it the most expensive area on their payroll.