TOP 10 highest paid Chelsea players

Football is considered to be the biggest sport in the world and therefore a lot of money is being invested into developing it. Here is the top 10 list of highest-paid players at Chelsea as per Spotrac.com.  

TOP 10 highest paid Chelsea players in 2023

 

10. Carney Chukwuemeka

• Age - 19

• Position - midfielder

• Annual Salary -£5.200.000

Carney Chukwuemeka joined the Blues from Aston Villa in 2022. He is currently out with a knee injury.

 

9. Thiago Silva

• Age - 39

• Position - defender

• Annual Salary -£5.720.000

Thiago Silva has been a legendary player for both club and country. The 39-year-old signed for the Blues back in 2020. 

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8. Malang Sarr

• Age - 24

• Position - defender

• Annual Salary -£6,240,000

Malang Sarr has been a Chelsea player since 2020 and he has been sent out on loan to Porto and Monaco during the previous seasons. He has not made any appearances during 2023/24 season so far.

7. Moises Caicedo

• Age - 21

• Position - Midfielder

• Annual Salary -£7,800,000

Moises Caicedo is Chelsea's seventh highest paid player. He joined them in the summer of 2023 from Brighton.

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6. Marc Cucurella

• Age - 25

• Position - Midfielder

• Annual Salary -£9,100,000

Cucurella is another summer signing as he joined the Blues from Brighton. His contract with the club expires in 2028.

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5. Enzo Fernandes

• Age - 22
• Position - Midfielder
• Annual Salary - £16,380,000

Enzo Fernandez signed for the Blues in the January transfer window 2023. His contract with the club expires in 2031. During the 2022/23 season, Fernandes made 51 appearances in which he scored 4 goals and provided 9 assists.

 

4. Wesley Fofana

• Age - 22

• Position - Defender

• Annual Salary -£10,400,000

Fofana joined the Blues during the summer transfer window from Leicester City. He is contracted at the club until 2029.

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3. Ben Chilwell

• Age - 26
• Position - left-back
• Annual Salary - £10.400.000

Chilwell also joined Chelsea in the 2020 summer transfer window. His contract also expires in 2025.  

 

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2. Reece James

• Age - 23

• Position - Defender

• Annual Salary -£13,000,000

Reece James has been a key player for the Blues. The young defender is contracted at the club until 2028.

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1. Raheem Sterling

• Age - 28
• Position - Midfielder
• Annual Salary - £16,900,000

Raheem Sterling joined Chelsea during the summer transfer window from Manchester City and is contracted until 2027.

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