In 2021/22, clubs in the English Premier League spent more on wages than any other league in Europe's Big Five, with wage costs totaling over 4.3 billion euros. By comparison, clubs in La Liga spent a combined total of around 2.4 billion euros.
Money spent on wages by the Big Five soccer leagues in Europe from 2016/17 to 2021/22, by league
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Premier League
Bundesliga
La Liga
Serie A
Ligue 1
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Deloitte. (June 15, 2023). Money spent on wages by the Big Five soccer leagues in Europe from 2016/17 to 2021/22, by league (in million euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022140/european-soccer-wage-costs-by-league/
Deloitte. "Money spent on wages by the Big Five soccer leagues in Europe from 2016/17 to 2021/22, by league (in million euros)." Chart. June 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022140/european-soccer-wage-costs-by-league/
Deloitte. (2023). Money spent on wages by the Big Five soccer leagues in Europe from 2016/17 to 2021/22, by league (in million euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022140/european-soccer-wage-costs-by-league/
Deloitte. "Money Spent on Wages by The Big Five Soccer Leagues in Europe from 2016/17 to 2021/22, by League (in Million Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022140/european-soccer-wage-costs-by-league/
Deloitte, Money spent on wages by the Big Five soccer leagues in Europe from 2016/17 to 2021/22, by league (in million euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022140/european-soccer-wage-costs-by-league/ (last visited July 15, 2024)
Money spent on wages by the Big Five soccer leagues in Europe from 2016/17 to 2021/22, by league (in million euros) [Graph], Deloitte, June 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1022140/european-soccer-wage-costs-by-league/