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From Barcelona to West Ham: Top 20 club wage levels

The likes of Real Madrid, Manchester United and Aston Villa make the list of the top 20 most expensive wage bills

UEFA has revealed the top 20 clubs in Europe who pay the most in wages, and there are some surprising names on the list!

The likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid and PSG are, of course, near the very top of the ranking, but the likes of Everton, Wolfsburg and, amazingly, Aston Villa also make the top 20.

Take a look at the list!

  • Andy Carroll West Ham

    20West Ham United

    Wages: €114m. Year-on-year growth: 20%. % of total revenue: 59%. Multiple of the league average: 0.7x
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  • John Terry Aston VillaGetty Images

    19Aston Villa

    Wages: €125m | Year-on-year growth: 14% | % of total revenue: 85% | Multiple of the league average: 0.8x
  • Ivan Perisic Inter MilanMIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images

    18Inter Milan

    Wages: €127m Year-on-year growth: 6%. % of total revenue: 63% Multiple of the league average: 1.9x

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  • Cenk Tosun EvertonTwitter

    17Everton

    Wages: €128m. Year-on-year growth: 27%. % of total revenue: 78%. Multiple of the league average: 0.8x
  • Yunus Malli WolfsburgGetty Images

    16VfL Wolfsburg

    Wages: €134m. Year-on-year growth: 11%. % of total revenue: 57%. Multiple of the league average: 1.8x
  • Antoine Griezmann Atletico MadridGetty Images

    15Atletico Madrid

    Wages: €137m. Year-on-year growth: 31%. % of total revenue: 60%. Multiple of the league average: 1.9x
  • Harry Kane Tottenham EvertonGetty Images

    14Tottenham Hotspur

    Wages: €140m. Year-on-year growth: -1%. % of total revenue: 50%. Multiple of the league average: 0.9x
  • Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Borussia DortmundStuart Franklin/Bongarts/Getty Images

    13Borussia Dortmund

    Wages: €140m. Year-on-year growth: 19%. % of total revenue: 49%. Multiple of the league average: 1.9x

  • Alessandro Florenzi RomaGetty Images

    12AS Roma

    Wages: €156m. Year-on-year growth: 14%. % of total revenue: 71%. Multiple of the league average: 2.3x

  • Leonardo Bonucci Milan Crotone Serie AGetty Images

    11Milan

    Wages: €161m. Year-on-year growth: -2%. % of total revenue: 72%. Multiple of the league average: 2.4x

  • Dybala JuventusGetty Images

    10Juventus

    Wages: €221m. Year-on-year growth: 12%. % of total revenue: 65%. Multiple of the league average: 3.2x

  • Hector Bellerin Danny Welbeck ArsenalGetty

    9Arsenal

    Wages: €263m. Year-on-year growth: 5 %. % of total revenue: 55%. Multiple of the league average: 1.7x

  • Robert Lewandowski Bayern MunichGetty Images

    8FC Bayern Munich

    Wages: €270m. Year-on-year growth: 14%. % of total revenue: 46%. Multiple of the league average: 3.6x

  • Mohamed Salah LiverpoolGetty Images

    7Liverpool

    Wages: €281m. Year-on-year growth: 30%. % of total revenue: 69%. Multiple of the league average: 1.8x

  • Neymar PSG Paris Saint-GermainGetty Images

    6PSG

    Wages: €292m. Year-on-year growth: 15%. % of total revenue: 54%. Multiple of the league average: 5.7x

  • Leroy Sane Manchester CityGetty Images

    5Manchester City

    Wages: €294m. Year-on-year growth: 6 %. % of total revenue: 55%. Multiple of the league average: 1.9x
  • Eden Hazard ChelseaGetty Images

    4Chelsea

    Wages: €298m. Year-on-year growth: 5 %. % of total revenue: 68%. Multiple of the league average: 1.9x
  • Cristiano Ronaldo, Real MadridGetty

    3Real Madrid

    Wages: €307m. Year-on-year growth: 6 %. % of total revenue: 49%. Multiple of the league average: 4.3x
  • Paul Pogba Manchester UnitedGetty Images

    2Manchester United

    Wages: €321m. Year-on-year growth: 21%. % of total revenue: 47%. Multiple of the league average: 2.1x

  • Lionel Messi Barcelona Real SociedadDavid Ramos

    1FC Barcelona

    Wages: €372m. Year-on-year growth: 9%. % of total revenue: 60%. Multiple of the league average: 5.2x