7) Arsenal – £234m
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Arsene Wenger’s reign is set to continue at Arsenal after he signed a new two-year extension amidst calls from the fans asking him to leave the club because they feel it’s time for a change. After failing to qualify for the Champions League for the first time since 2000, it almost became a reality before he won the FA Cup (Arsenal's 13th and his seventh).
Their two biggest signings in history earn the most at the club currently – Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez earn £140K per week followed by Theo Walcott and Aaron Ramsey at £110K per week.
Wenger has ensured that the socialist wage structure at the club sees most players earn similar wages but this philosophy has seen star players leave and it sometimes leaves the club in a position where they cannot move players on due to other clubs failing to meet the player’s wage demands.
With the Gunners slipping into the Europa League, either Ozil and Alexis (whose contracts run out in 2018) will leave or the club will have to give them a massive pay hike to convince them to stay.
