Football is more than just a game now. Every football club in the world is now a part of the business.
Every business judged by the money it makes and we even have the list of the richest football clubs in the world. Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester United are leading the list of the richest clubs and as if you may have understood, West Ham are not in the list.
Last season, West Ham participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Premier League. They finished 10th in the Premier League.
The Hammers reached to the third round of FA Cup and to the Second round of EFL Cup.
They signed Issa Diop, Lukasz Fabianski, Jack Wilshere, Felipe Anderson and other 9 stars during the season.
However, this season, West Ham fell apart, as they are in the 16th place of Premier League table after 18 games.
Nevertheless, what is going on inside West Ham’s wage calculations?
They are 11th in the table of annual club wages.
West Ham managed to slash their wage bill in the summer quite considerably, with the likes of Javier Hernandez, Andy Carroll and Samir Nasri all leaving the club.
In 2019/20 season, West Ham’s total salary per year is £57.460.000. But who is the highest-paid at London Stadium?
Here are the list of top ten highest-paid West Ham players, according to
Capology.com, What is most interesting is that half of those players are not starters.
Aaron Cresswell
The top ten of highest-paid West Ham stars opens Aaron Cresswell. The 30-year-old left-back earns £2.600.000 a year. The English player joined the Hammers from Ipswich in 2014. Two years later, in 2016 he extended his contract and will stay at London Stadium until 2023. Cresswell’s highest market value was £10.80m.
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Lukasz Fabianski
Fabianski joined West Ham in the summer of 2018 from Swansea, after his spells at Arsenal, Legia Warszawa and other Polish clubs. The 34-year-old goalkeeper earns £3.380.000 salary a year. The Poland international’s deal with the club will see him stay until 2021. The goalie’s highest market value was £8.10m.
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Issa Diop
Diop, who joined West Ham in the summer of 2018, is one of the best players in Manuel Pellegrini’s squad. The 22-year-old centre-back earns an annual salary of £3.484.000. He has been linked with a move away from the club, but the player's contract with West Ham will see him stay at London Stadium until 2023. His highest market value was and is £31.50m.
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Winston Reid
Manuel Pellegrini loves his defenders, as another centre-back is on the list of top 10 highest paid West Ham players. Reid earns an annual salary of £3.640.000. The 31-year-old joined West Ham in 2010 and signed his last contract extension with the club in 2017, which will saw him play for the Hammers until 2023. The defender’s highest market value was £9.00m.
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Michail Antonio
Antonio earns the same annual salary as his teammate Winston Reid. The Right-winger joined West Ham in 2015 and signed his last contract extension in 2017. The 29-year-old will stay at the club until 2021. The English player’s highest market value was £16.20m.
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Manuel Lanzini
Lanzini is the third player at West Ham, who earns an annual salary of £3.640,000. The midfielder joined West Ham from Al-Jazira in 2016. He signed his latest contract extension in 2019 and will stay at the club until 2023. His contract also has an option of extension for 2 years. The 26-year-old’s highest market value was £18.00m.
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Angelo Ogbonna
Ogbonna joins Winston Reid, Michail Antonio and Manuel Lanzini, as they all earn £3.640,000 a year. The Centre-back joined West Ham in 2015 from Juventus, after spells at Torino and Crotone. The player signed his latest contract extension in 2017, which will see him stay at London Stadium until 2022. The highest market value of the 31-year-old player was £11.70m.
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Pablo Zabaleta
Zabaleta is the third highest-paid player at West Ham, but will likely to leave their ranks. The right-back joined West Ham from Manchester City, after his spells at Espanyol and San Lorenzo, in 2017. Zabaleta signed his latest contract extension with the club in 2019, but it will expire at the end of the season. According to reports, the 34-year-old will not extend his stay at the club and could leave in the summer. Zabaleta’s highest market value was £17.10m, however, it is now just £900k.
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Felipe Anderson
Anderson joined West Ham in the summer of 2018 from Lazio. The left-winger, who earns £4.420.000 annual salary will stay at the club until 2022. The 26-year-old is currently on his highest market value of £40.50m. Last season, he made 40 appearances for the club, scored 10 goals and created five assists.
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Jack Wilshere
Wilshere is the highest-paid player at West Ham. The former England international joined the Hammers in the summer of 2018 on a free transfer from Arsenal. His contract will see him stay at the club until 2021. Last season the midfielder made just nine appearances for the club and made one assist. The player is currently recovering from a groin injury. His highest market value was £29.70m; however, it is now just £7.20m.
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