Top 20 Highest-Paid Chelsea Player for 2025–26

As of August 30, 2025, Raheem Sterling remains at the summit of Chelsea’s pay chart, earning £325K per week. Following him is Reece James at £250K, then Wesley Fofana, Christopher Nkunku, Enzo Fernández, Marc Cucurella, Pedro Neto, Moises Caicedo, Cole Palmer, Joao Pedro, and Tosin Adarabioyo, descending from £200K to £120K weekly.

A cluster of players—including Chilwell, Colwill, Mudryk, Delap, and Jackson—sit at the £100K/week mark, all the way down to Romeo Lavia and Malo Gusto, who round out the top 20 earning £45K/week

1. Raheem Sterling

Still the highest earner at Chelsea, Sterling pockets around £325,000 per week, which translates to roughly £16.9 million per year  .

2. Reece James

The defensive stalwart comes in second, bringing in approximately £250,000 per week, or £13 million annually  .

3. Wesley Fofana

Third in line, the centre-back earns about £200,000 per week (around £10.4 million per year)  .

4. Christopher Nkunku ( now Napoli)

The forward ranks fourth, earning close to £195,000 per week (roughly £10.1 million yearly)  .

5. Enzo Fernández

The Argentinian midfielder brings in £180,000 per week, equating to around £9.36 million per year  .

6. Marc Cucurella

The versatile defender earns about £175,000 weekly, which is approximately £9.1 million annually  .

7. Pedro Neto

The Portuguese attacker comes next with £160,000 per week, or about £8.32 million a year  .

8. Moises Caicedo

The Ecuadorian midfielder takes the eighth spot on the pay scale, earning around £150,000 per week (approx. £7.8 million annually)  .

9. Cole Palmer

The rising star nets around £130,000 weekly, or £6.76 million per year  .

10–11. Joao Pedro & Tosin Adarabioyo

Tied at 10th, each earns approximately £120,000 per week, or around £6.24 million per year  .

Rank 12 (a cluster of players at £100,000 per week):

Ben Chilwell Levi Colwill Mykhailo Mudryk Liam Delap Nicolas Jackson Each of them earns about £100,000 weekly, equating to around £5.2 million annually  .

16. Benoit Badiashile

Earning roughly £90,000 per week (~£4.68 million per year)  .

17. Robert Sánchez

The goalkeeper is next, on around £60,000 weekly (~£3.12 million annually)  .

18–19. Carney Chukwuemeka & Trevoh Chalobah

Both of these midfield/defensive players earn about £50,000 per week (~£2.6 million per year)  .

20. Romeo Lavia & Malo Gusto

They share the 20th spot, each earning approximately £45,000 per week (around £2.34 million annually)  .

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