Chelsea Football Club is one of the most hot favourite clubs in the football world. They are commonly known as “The Blues’. The blues won the English premiere league 4 times & also won the UEFA Champions League once in 2011-12 season. In the 2015-16 season the London based football club finished 10th in premiere league table. Chelsea has more 7.5 million followers on the Twitter & more than 46.5 million fans on Facebook.
- Full Name : Chelsea Football Club
- Nick Name : The Blues
- Short Name : CFC
- Established : 10 March,1905
- Ground : Stamford Bridge
- Capacity : 41,631
- Location : Fulham, London, England
- Owner : Roman Abramovich
- Chairman : Bruce Buck
- Manager : Antonio Conte
Chelsea Football Club’s Wage Bills In Recent Years : Chelsea has the 3rd highest wage bill in premiere league in the ongoing 2016-17 season. Their total wage bill this season is estimated around £218 Million. Chelsea had the highest wage bill in the premiere league in 2015-16 season. Their wage bill in the last season was £215.6 million. In 2013-14 & 2014-15 they had wage bill around £190 million & £192.7 million respectively.
Highest Paid Players in Chelsea : Belgian superstar Eden Hazard is the highest paid player in Chelsea. He earns £200,000 per week. Spanish striker Diego Costa gets £185,000 a week. His compatriot Cesc Fabregas earns £156,000 & the weekly wage for the club captain John Terry is £150,000.
Chelsea Players Weekly Salary 2019-20
| PLAYER | AGE |
WEEKLY WAGE | CONTRACT UNTIL | Position | Country (Of Birth) |
| Jorginho | 26 | £102,000 | June, 2023 | Midfielder | Brazil |
| Kepa Arrizabalaga | 23 | £192,000 | June, 2025 | Goalkeeper | Spain |
| Willy Caballero | 35 | £40,000 | – | Goalkeeper | Argentina |
| Antonio Rüdiger | 24 | £90,000 | June, 2022 | Defender | Germany |
| Emerson Palmieri | 23 |
£75,000 | June, 2022 |
Defender |
Brazil |
| Gary Cahill | 30 | £85,000 | 3 Years (2019) | Defender | England |
| Robert Green |
38 |
£20,000 | June, 2019 |
Goalkeeper |
England |
| David Luiz (new signing) | 29 | £120,000 | 3 Years (2019) | Defender | Brazil |
| Olivier Giroud | 31 | £120,000 | June, 2019 | Forward | France |
| Marcos Alonso (new signing) | 25 | £70,000 | 5 Years (2021) | Defender | Spain |
| Ross Barkley | 24 | £90,000 | June, 2023 | Midfielder | England |
| Kenedy (loaned out) | 20 | £5,000 | 4 Years (2020) | Attacker | Brazil |
| Branislav Ivanovic | 32 | £65,000 | Last Year (2017) | Defender | Serbia |
| Andreas Christensen | 21 | £35,000 | June, 2020 | Defender | Denmark |
| Cesar Azpilicueta | 27 | £100,000 | June, 2020 | Defender | Spain |
| Mikel John Obi | 29 | £75,000 | Last Year (2017) | Midfielder | Nigeria |
| Cesar Azpilicueta | 27 | £100,000 | June, 2020 | Defender | Spain |
| Danny Drinkwater | 29 | £120,000 | June, 2022 | Midfielder | England |
| N’Golo Kante (New Signing) | 25 | £110,000 | 5 Years (2021) | Midfielder | France |
| Davide Zappacosta | 25 | £45,000 | June, 2021 | Defender | Italy |
| Gonzalo Higuain | 31 | £270,000 | June, 2019 | Forward | Argentina |
| Eden Hazard | 25 | £200,000 | 4 Years (2020) | Midfielder | Belgium |
| Willian | 28 | £110,000 | 4 Years (2020) | Midfielder | Brazil |
| Pedro | 29 | £100,000 | 3 Years (2019) | Midfielder | Spain |
| Victor Moses | 25 | £45,000 | 3 Years (2019) | Attacker | Nigeria |
| Mateo Kovacic | 24 | £75,000 | June, 2019 | Midfielder | Austria |
| Michy Batshuayi (New Signing) | 22 | £90,000 | 5 Years (2021) | Attacker | Belgium |
| Willian | 29 |
£120,000 | June, 2020 |
Forward |
Brazil |
| Alvaro Morata | 24 |
£200,000 | June, 2022 |
Forward |
Spain |
Transfer Ins For Chelsea In 2016-17 Season : Last season was a disappointing one for the Chelsea fans. Champions of the 2014-15 season finished 10th in the league table last season & has brought in some exciting footballers like N’Golo Kante, Michy Basthuayi, Eduardo. They also sign spanish defender Marcos Alonso & David Luiz returning back from PSG on the summer transfer window 2016 deadline day.
| Transferred In Player | Transfer Fee | Transferred From | Signed For (Years) |
| N’Golo Kante | £29 Million | Leicester City | 5 Years |
| Michy Batshuayi | £33 Million | Marseille | 5 Years |
| David Luiz | £32 Million | Paris Saint Germain | 3 Years |
| Marcos Alonso | £19 Million | Fiorentina | 5 Years |
| Eduardo | £5 Million | Dianamo Zagreb | 1 Year |
Chelsea is one of the biggest & richest clubs in the world & one of the biggest contenders of the premiere league. It’s owner Roman Abramovich has no shortage of money to give the players such high amount of salaries.
