Liverpool have the FIFTH highest wage bill in the world

Liverpool have the FIFTH highest wage bill in the world and are only just behind Real Madrid as they paid out a whopping £310m in fees last season

• The Reds paid out a hefty £310million just £2m shy of Spanish giants Real Madrid
• Above the La Liga side are Manchester City who spent £315m last campaign
• Manchester United are in second behind Barcelona having paid out £332m
• The reason for Liverpool’s wage bill increase is due to an expensive 2018

Liverpool now have the fifth highest wage bill in world football after their fees rose by 17.5% last season it has been revealed.

The Reds paid out a hefty £310million just £2m shy of Spanish giants Real Madrid.

Above the La Liga side are Manchester City who spent £315m, Manchester United are in second place having paid out £332m and way out in front are Barcelona who spent an incredible £438m on wages last campaign.

Liverpool now have the fifth largest wage bill in world football after their fees rose by 17.5%

The Reds paid out a hefty £310million just £2m shy of what Spanish giants Real Madrid spent

2018-19 

1. Barcelona £438m 

2. Manchester United £332m

3. Manchester City £315m

4. Real Madrid £312m

5. Liverpool £310m

6. Bayern Munich £292m

7. Paris Saint-Germain £290m

8. Chelsea £285m

9. Juventus £281m

10. Arsenal £230m  

The reason for the increase is likely due to the additions in the summer of 2018 which saw the Reds splash out £163million in transfer fees.

In came Alisson from Roma, Naby Keita from RB Leipzig, Fabinho from Monaco and Xherdan Shaqiri from Stoke, all of whom are likely to receive a high wage packet. 

Virgil van Dijk also signed from Southampton for £75 million in January of 2018.

The Reds are above German champions Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea, Juventus and Arsenal. 

That means five Premier League teams make the top 10 with Tottenham the only ‘big six’ side not included. 

Fabinho signed from Monaco in the summer of 2018 and is likely to command a high wage

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