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

Newcastle have five goalkeepers on their payroll, with Nick Pope standing out as the highest-earning goalkeeper with an annual salary of over £3m.

Greek goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos and veteran Martin Dubravka are not too far behind, though, with the duo earning more than £2m each.

English goalkeepers Mark Gillespie and John Ruddy complete the list. Given that they barely feature, if at all, for Eddie Howe, they are the among the lowest-paid members of the squad.

If you guessed Kieran Trippier to be the highest-paid defender in the Newcastle squad, then you got it wrong. That distinction actually goes to 26-year-old Lloyd Kelly, who joined the club on a free transfer from Bournemouth last summer.

Matt Targett and Sven Botman are also on hefty salaries as the next-best paid defenders. Newcastle fans believe these players are fairly compensated, but won't be too pleased to find out that Emil Krafth is earning close to £3m annually, despite not having a prominent role. That's more than the earnings of Dan Burn, Tino Livramento, Fabian Schar, and Jamal Lascelles.

Youngsters Lewis Hall and Alex Murphy are the lowest-paid defenders earning in six figures annually.

This one's a no-brainer. Yes, Bruno Guimaraes is the best-paid midfielder in the squad, just ahead of Joelinton and Sandro Tonali.

Joe Willock is earning a respectable salary, but it’s understandable that he, along with players like Sean Longstaff and Isaac Hayden, isn’t on the same level — both in terms of prominence and wages — as some of the club’s more high-profile players.

As the only player in the list not making seven figures annually, and rightfully so, 18-year-old Lewis Miley is the lowest-paid midfielder of Newcastle.

Among forwards, the highest-earning player is Anthony Gordon, which might come as a surprise to some readers as they might have expected prolific striker Alexander Isak to take the cake. The Swede is, however, the second-highest paid Newcastle player among forwards.

Wingers Harvey Barnes, Miguel Almirón, and Jacob Murphy are among the lower-earning forwards, yet they still make significantly more than young prospects William Osula and Garang Kuol, who are gradually being integrated into the first-team setup.

Newcastle's highest-paid player is none other than Bruno Guimarães, although his salary isn't drastically higher than that of the squad's other top earners. The next three highest-paid players — Gordon, Joelinton, and Kelly — all receive identical wages. Isak completes the top five.

This list mostly comprises of youngsters such as Miley, Kuol, and Hall, with the expection being seasoned goalkeeper Ruddy, who is the fifth lowest-paid Newcastle United player.

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

The club spends most of its wage money on the defence, with a total of over £37m annually.