Hammers in top 20 world wage payers

West Ham are reported this morning as having the 15th highest wages in world football.

A report in the Mail claims that a global survey shows the Hammers bill at around £2.26 million or £43k a week.

Manchester United are the highest paid at £110k a week and the Hammers are behind the likes of the top four of course plus Paris St Germain (86k), Jventus and Inter Milan .

aThe survey says that Average basic first-team pay in England’s top division is £2,438,275, or £48,766 a week. That is close to double the average wage in La Liga, which is just more than £1.2m per player per year, or £24,786 a week.

The Mail reports: “The Premier League’s financial strength in depth is mightier than ever thanks to new TV deals now in force for the 2016-19 seasons, when Sky and BT Sport will pay £5.1bn between them for domestic live rights.

Foreign broadcasters will pay £3bn for overseas rights collectively, and Match of the Day and other programmes will contribute hundreds of millions more for highlights and delayed rights.