Chelsea's frantic signing of players this season has led to a huge increase in total salary expenditure. According to the UK's Mirror, Chelsea's total player labor amounted to 217 million pounds (about 2.1 billion Hong Kong dollars) this season, which is the highest among the 20 Premier League teams, followed by Manchester United with 213 million pounds, and Premier League champions Manchester City ranked the third with 186 million pounds.
Chelsea spent a total of 600 million pounds (HK$5.8 billion) in the two transfer windows in the summer of last year and January of this year to increase the number of soldiers, with a large number of players in the lineup, and the expenditure on players' salaries has also risen to 217 million pounds, which is 6% more than that of the previous season, but in return for the dismal results, after three managers in charge of coaching, and is now ranked only 12 in the English Premier League.
On the other hand, Brentford's total expenditure on player salaries this season is only 33.54 million pounds (about 327 million Hong Kong dollars), which is the smallest among all the teams, but ranked 9th in the league table, and the score is 13 points more than that of Chelsea in the case of one more game, which emphasizes the inefficiency of Chelsea's use of money.
As for Manchester United, after deducting Cron's labor, the salary expenditure is 213 million pounds, 10% less than last season, but still far higher than the city's arch-rival Manchester City, the blue moon labor expenditure is not particularly much, can achieve the Premier League 3 consecutive championships, indeed, to play.
Premier League runners-up Arsenal's total payroll was £110 million, tied for 5th place with Tottenham, and less than Liverpool (£165 million), who have been badly out of form this season.
Top 10 Premier League clubs in terms of total payroll expenditure this season
1. Chelsea £217 million (about HK$2.1 billion)
2. Manchester United £213 million (about HK$2.07 billion)
3. Manchester City £186 million (about HK$1.8 billion)
4. Liverpool £165 million (about HK$1.61 billion)
5. Arsenal £110 million (about HK$1.07 billion)
5. Tottenham Hotspur 110 million (about HK$1.07 billion)
7. Ashton Villa £91.67 million (about HK$890 million)
8. Westham £84.5 million (about HK$820 million)
9. Newcastle £81.56 million (about HK$794.3 million)
