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#3 Mason Mount - £88,462
Chelsea have a great youth academy but not many players have managed to break into the Blues first team from there. Mason Mount is an exception and has proved his worth at Chelsea, becoming one of the most important players for the club in the last couple of years.
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The youngster is technically proficient and always keeps things ticking for the Blues in the attacking third. He was the standout performer for Chelsea as they won the UEFA Champions League last season. Mount also picked up Chelsea's 2020-21 Men's Player of the Year award. He scored nine goals and provided nine assists in 54 appearances across all competitions last season.
Mount finished last season as the player who created the second-most number of chances in the Premier League with 87 to his name. He was also the Englishman with the highest number of chances created last season.
The 22-year-old's performances have shown that he is one of the best players in the Premier League and definitely warrants a higher salary than the one he is currently on.
#2 Reece James - £58,000
Alongside Mason Mount, Reece James is another academy player who has been brilliant for Chelsea in the last couple of years.
James returned to Chelsea after a highly successful loan spell at Wigan Athletic in 2018-19, where he won the Latics' Player of the Year award. He was given a chance in the Chelsea first-team by Frank Lampard the following season and the 21-year-old has not looked back since.
The Chelsea academy talent has become an important member of the senior squad, regularly producing excellent performances in the right-back position.
Since making his Premier League debut in the 2019-20 season, James has gone on to make 87 appearances for Chelsea in all competitions. A physically gifted and intelligent player, James has continued to perform brilliantly under new manager Thomas Tuchel. He was a key part of Chelsea's Champions League-winning team last season, putting in a strong defensive display in the final against Manchester City.
James' weekly wage of £58,000 definitely does not do justice to his performances and he will certainly expect a bump in his wages soon.
#1 Edouard Mendy - £52,000
Edouard Mendy has truly turned things around for Chelsea since joining them last summer. The Blues were leaking goals in Frank Lampard's first season, with Kepa Arrizabalaga and Willy Caballero failing to put in convincing performances. But the signing of Mendy has helped Chelsea become one of the best defensive teams in the world.
Mendy was sublime in the Premier League and was even better in the UEFA Champions League. The shot-stopper kept 16 clean sheets in the Premier League, the second-highest last season, and also managed nine clean sheets in the Champions League, equalling the record in the competition.
Mendy's performances helped him win the 'Best African International' award while he was also named the 'Goalkeeper of the Season' for the 2020-21 Champions League.
The Senegal international's brilliant form in goal has shown that his £52,000-per-week salary does not do justice to his performances. He is definitely the most underpaid player at Chelsea right now.
