Arsenal signed five new players in this summer transfer window. Two of them, Raheem Sterling and Neto, joined the Gunners on loan on the deadline day. Before that, Arsenal signed two Euro 2024 stars: Italian defender, Riccardo Calafiori, and Spanish midfielder, Mikel Merino.
Also at the start of this summer transfer window, David Raya completed his permanent move from Premier League side, Brentford, after spending the last season on loan with the Gunners.
Raheem Sterling is now the highest wage earner in the Arsenal squad
Arsenal just revealed the wages of every player in their current squad, and there is some shocking data in it. Newly signed Raheem Sterling has outstripped everyone on the team and became the highest wage earner in the current Arsenal squad. Sterling will earn £325,000 per-week.
Raheem Sterling joined Arsenal just before the end of the transfer window from Chelsea on loan. Mikel Arteta was looking for a winger and in the end, he believed that Sterling would be good enough. Both Arteta and Sterling worked together during their time at Manchester City.
Raheem Sterling will be paid £325,000 per week at Arsenal. However, the Gunners are not going to pay the full wage, they will cover half of his wage and that is £162,500 per week. The rest amount will be paid by Chelsea to the English international.
Wages of other players of the current squad
Before the joining of Raheem Sterling, another former Chelsea player, Kai Havertz, was the highest wage earner at Arsenal. However, he is now in the second spot, earning £280,000 per week. The German international moved to the Emirates at the start of the last season and enjoyed the last season as the highest wage earner in the Arsenal squad. However, Raheem Sterling will be enjoying that spot now.
Gabriel Jesus, Declan Rice, Martin Odegaard, and Thomas Partey are next on the list who get paid £256,000, £240,000, £240,000, and £200,000 per week respectively. So, six Arsenal players earned more than £200,000 per week.
English international Bukayo Saka earns £195,000 per week, followed by French defender Willian Saliba who gets paid £190,000, Gabriel Martinelli gets £180,000 per week, and finally, defender Ben White £150,000 per week.
New signing, Riccardo Calafiori earns £120,000 per week, and another new signing Mikel Merino’s salary is also reported to be around £90,000 per week, same as the Belgium international, Leandro Trossard, and Dutch international, Jurrien Timber. David Raya will be paid £85,000 per week, and Jacob Kiwior will earn £58,000 per week. And finally, new goalkeeper, Neto, who joined Arsenal on loan for the rest of the season, will be paid around £50,000 per week.
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Arsenal dropped points at home after drawing with Brighton last week in the Premier League. Arsenal also lost their star midfielder, Declan Rice, who was shown a red card in the Brighton match. Now the Gunners will meet their arch-rival Tottenham Hotspur in the next match, away from home.
After Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal will go up against Manchester City, also away from home. Regrettably, Declan Rice will also be absent from the squad for the match against City. Prior to the clash with Manchester City, the Gunners will kick off their Champions League campaign.
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