Football players earn huge wages. This is not big news.
What is big news, is the individual salary of each player at big clubs. This stuff dominates headlines every time a new deal is a signed or a transfer occurs, and no topic is of more interest than Man Utd wages. The biggest club in the world pays some of the biggest wages in the world too, and I have compiled them all or you here.
This is the Man Utd wages bill for the 2025/26 season.
Disclaimer: Before you skip ahead to the wages for each player, just be aware that many of them are best estimates, albeit from excellent sources. A football player’s contract is a complicated beast, full of clauses and bonuses that can reduce or increase a salary. Not to mention image rights and the like. Clubs don’t generally reveal the detail of these contracts, so very few players wages are 100% verifiable.
What I am talking about here is the base salary for each player, and the figures listed are widely accepted to be accurate based on verified wage databases, reputable reporting, and leaked information, then cross referencing that with Manchester United’s end of year financial reports.
Annual Wage Bill and Highest Earners
Reports vary on this, but from the figures we have used below, Manchester United have an annual wage bill for the 2025/26 season of £156.7 million.
This does not include the wages of anyone out on loan who is having their salary covered by the club they are currently playing for. There are some big names in that category too, like Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, and Andre Onana, so that wage bill would be significantly higher if these players were still on the payroll.
Of the players still playing for Man United, those on the highest wages are exactly who you would expect. Here are the top 10 highest earners:
- Casemiro – £350,000/week
- Bruno Fernandes – £300,000/week
- Matthijs de Ligt – £195,000/week
- Harry Maguire – £190,000/week
- Matheus Cunha – £180,000/week
- Benjamin Sesko – £160,000/week
- Mason Mount – £150,000/week
- Luke Shaw – £150,000/week
- Bryan Mbeumo – £150,000/week
- Noussair Mazraoui – £135,000/week
You can draw your own conclusions as to where the club get value for money and where they don’t.
Now, here are the wages of every player currently at Manchester United.
Goalkeepers
No Andre Onana here as he is currently out on loan to Trabzonspor who are covering his full wage which was £170,000 per week (reduced to £120,000 per week due to not qualifying for European football).
| Player | Weekly Wage | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Altay Bayindir | £35,000 | £1,820,000 |
| Tom Heaton | £45,000 | £2,340,000 |
| Senne Lammens | £60,000 | £3,120,000 |
Defenders
Harry Amass is included here despite currently being on loan at Sheffield Wednesday, since Manchester United are reportedly paying “every penny” of his wages to help the Owls who are in financial difficulty. So his wage is still part of United’s annual bill.
| Player | Weekly Wage | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Diogo Dalot | £85,000 | £4,420,000 |
| Noussair Mazraoui | £135,000 | £7,020,000 |
| Matthijs de Ligt | £195,000 | £10,140,000 |
| Harry Maguire | £190,000 | £9,880,000 |
| Lisandro Martínez | £120,000 | £6,240,000 |
| Tyrell Malacia | £75,000 | £3,900,000 |
| Patrick Dorgu | £40,000 | £2,080,000 |
| Leny Yoro | £115,000 | £5,980,000 |
| Luke Shaw | £150,000 | £7,800,000 |
| Ayden Heaven | £25,000 | £1,300,000 |
| Tyler Fredricson | £25,000 | £1,300,000 |
| Diego León | £25,000 | £1,300,000 |
| Harry Amass | £15,000 | £780,000 |
Midfielders
I have omitted Toby Collyer (on loan to West Brom) who is paid £15,000 per week, and Dan Gore (on loan to Rotherham) who is paid £3,000 per week, as it is unknown whether or not their salaries are being covered by United or the loan clubs.
| Player | Weekly Wage | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mason Mount | £150,000 | £7,800,000 |
| Bruno Fernandes | £300,000 | £15,600,000 |
| Casemiro | £350,000 | £18,200,000 |
| Manuel Ugarte | £120,000 | £6,240,000 |
| Kobbie Mainoo | £25,000 | £1,300,000 |
| Jack Fletcher | £2,100 | £109,200 |
Forwards
Man United currently have four forwards out on loan:
- Rasmus Hojlund – £85,000 a week – Napoli covering wages
- Marcus Rashford – £300,000 a week – Barcelona covering wages
- Jadon Sancho – £250,000 a week – Aston Villa and Manchester United splitting wages
- Ethan Wheatley – £10,000 a week – unknown if Northampton cover any of his wages
I haven’t included any of them in the table as the majority of their wages are being covered.
| Player | Weekly Wage | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Matheus Cunha | £180,000 | £9,360,000 |
| Joshua Zirkzee | £105,000 | £5,460,000 |
| Amad Diallo | £120,000 | £6,240,000 |
| Bryan Mbeumo | £150,000 | £7,800,000 |
| Benjamin Sesko | £160,000 | £8,320,000 |
| Chido Obi | £15,000 | £780,000 |
| Shea Lacey | £1,600 | £83,200 |
Wage Structure Under INEOS
Man Utd wages have been a huge problem for the club in the past decade or so. Ever since the Alexis Sanchez signing, Ed Woodward’s reign was all about huge names and even bigger wage bills.
This was not an approach that worked on the pitch, and it left the club in financial difficulties off the pitch. So when INEOS came in they changed the approach dramatically. Players on bloated wages have been gradually moved on or allowed to run out their contracts, while new players coming in have been younger and on a sensible salary which has room to grow.
This new wage structure under INEOS is evident if you look at the top 10 best paid players list at the top of this article. Those at the top of the list are older and in their final season or two at the club. Once Casemiro’s contract ends and Bruno moves on, there will be no player earning more than £200,000 per week.
This will see the annual wage bill drop dramatically, and Man Utd wages will hit a more manageable level that can be maintained long term, allowing players who do well to be rewarded without financially damaging the club or causing difficulties in contract negotiations with other players.