English Premier League: Clubs With Highest Squad Values and Wage Bills

Club by club guide to current squad values of top 7 clubs (clubs who finished in the top 7 this year i.e 2009/2010).

The fees given are those that were paid at the time of signing of the respective players. Some very small fees paid are not included (below a million pound)

Chelsea

Squad Value : £222 million approximately.

League Position: 1 Squad Value Rank: 2nd

Michael Essien £26m, Didier Drogba £24m, Ricardo Carvalho £19.5m, Yuri Zirkov £18m, Jose Bosingwa £17m, John Obi Mikel £16m, Nicolas Anelka £15m, Florent Malouda £13.5m, Paulo Ferreria £13.2m, Frank Lampard £11m, Branislav Ivanovic £9m, Salomon Kalou £9m, Deco £8m, Petr Cech £7m, Joe Cole £6.5m, Ashley Cole £5m (Plus William Gallas but neglecting it), Daniel Sturridge £4m.

A price of few youngsters has not been counted in the total cost of the squad, so £222.2m is the approximate cost of the squad.

Manchester United

Squad Value : £198.5 million approximately.

( £218.5m if considering Chris Smalling £12m and Javier Hernandez £8m )

League Position: 2nd Squad Value Rank: 3rd

Dimitar Berbatov £30m, Rio Ferdinand £28m, Wayne Rooney £26m, Michael Carrick £18m, Owen Heargreaves £17m, Andersen £17m, Antonio Valencia £17m, Nani £14m, Zoran Tosic £8m, Nemanja Vidic £7m, Patrice Evra £5.5m, Park Ji Sung £4m, Gabriel Obertan £3m, Thomas Kuszczak £2m, Edwin Van der Sar £2m,

Manchester City

Squad Value: £237 million approximately.

League Position: 5th Squad Value Rank: Ist

Robinho £32.5m, Emmanuel Adebayor £25m, Carlos Tevez £25m, Joleon Lescott £22m, Roque Santa Cruz £17.5m, Nigel de Jong £16m, Craig Bellamy £14m, Gareth Barry £12m, Kolo Toure £12m, Wayne Bridge £10m, Shaun Wright Philips £8.5m, Adam Johnson £7m, Vincent Kompany £6m, Benjani Mwaruwari £7m, Valeri Bojinov £6m, Shay Given £6m, Pablo Zabaleta £5.5m, Martin Petrov £5m

Tottenham

Squad Value: £197 million approximately.

League Position: 4th Squad Value Rank: 4th

Luka Modric £16.5m, Jermain Defoe £15.75m, David Bentley £15m, Roman Pavlyuchenko £14m, Robbie Keane £14m, Wilson Palacious £12m, Peter Crouch £10m, Gareth Bale £10m, Younes Kaboul £9.5m, Alan Hutton £9m, Vedran Corluka £8.5m, Sebastian Bassong £8m, Sandro £6m, Heurelho Gomes £8m, Jonathan Woodgate £7m, Jermain Jenas £7m, Kyle Naughton and Kyle Walker £10m, Niko Kranjcar £2.5m, Tom Huddlestone £3m, Giovani Dos Santos £8.5m, Assou Ekoto £3.5m

Liverpool

Squad Value: £140 million approximately.

League Position: 7th Squad Value Rank:5th

Fernando Torres £21m, Javier Mascherano £18m, Alberto Aquilani £17m, Glen Johnson £17m, Ryan Babel £11m, Dirk Kuyt £10m, Albert Riera £8m, Pepe Reina £6m, Martin Skrtel £6.5m, Daniel Agger £5m, Yossi Benayoun £5m, Lucas Leiva £7m, Diego Cavalieri £3m, Sotirios Kyrgiakos £2m, David N'Gog £1.5m, Emiliano Insua £1m, £Jonjo Shelvey 1.5m.

Aston Villa

Squad Value: £126.5 million approximately.

League Position: 6th Squad Value Rank:6th

James Milner £12m, Curtis Davies £10m, Stewart Downing £10m, Richard Dunne £6m, Steve Sidwell £5m, Luke Young £6m, Marlon Harewood £4m, *John Carew £6.5m, Fabian Delph £8m, Ashley Young £9m, Stephen Warnock £8m, James Collins £5m, Brad Friedel £2.5m, Brad Guzan £1m, Habib Beye £3m, Reo Coker £8.5m,Stylian Petrov £6.5m, Nicky Shorey £4m, Emile Heskey £3.5m, Carlos Cuellar £8m.

*(Straight swap involving Baros who was bought for £6.5m)

Arsenal

Squad Value: *£83.5 approximately.

League Position: 3rd Squad Value Rank: 7th

* (It does not include the transfer fees of many players, because the transfer fees were undisclosed, most prominent among them is Tomas Rosicky)

Samir Nasri £12, Andrei Arshavin £15, Bacary Sagna £11m, Thomas Vermaelen £11m, Theo Walcott £12m, Eduardo da Silva £7.5m, Robin Van Perie £3m, Denilson £3.5m, Aaron Ramsey £5m, Philip Senderos £2.5m.

Premier League Wage Bill:

Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City all have a wage bill in excess of £125m per year, Arsenal are fourth in the list with a wage bill of close to £105m per year, while Liverpool have a wage bill of close to £90m per year.

The latest figure for the annual wage bill of Tottenham and Aston Villa is unknown.