West Ham go over the top on wages

West Ham have increased their wage bill by £11m per season despite releasing over £18m of wages per season in outbound and loan players. Ten of our new signings will cost nearly £24m per season in wages but that is only a £5.5m net increase when you factor in those who have left, left at the end of loans or who have gone out on loan this season.

Payet, Adrian, Antonio, Cresswell, Randolph have all penned new contracts over the summer said to be worth an additional £5.5m of wages combined this season.

West Ham are thought to have gone over their Financial Fair Play limit of £64m limit for this season but this will be permitted under the rules when they add in extra sponsorship deals recently concluded and new income. A new deal with Betway is said to be worth £10m per year plus other new commercial sponsorship deals at the London Stadium which should balance the books when it comes to wage limits imposed by the Premier League.

West Ham are allowed to raise their players wage bill by an automatic £4m this season but by our calculations it has risen by £11m with the extra £7m covered by increase in income after our move to the London Stadium.

OUT OR ON LOAN                                                INCOMING

Alex Song £70,000 per week                                      Andre Ayew £70,000 per week

Victor Moses £60,000 per week                                Sofiane Feghouli £60,000 per week                         

Nikica Jelavic £55,000 per week                               Havard Nordtveit £55,000 per week

James Tomkins £45,000 per week                            Alvaro Arbeloa  £65,000 per week

Enner Valencia £38,000 per week                             Ashley Fletcher £7,000 per week 

Emmanuel Emenike £38,000 per week                    Simone Zaza  £70,000 per week

Joey O’Brien £20,000 per week                                  Arthur Masuaku £25,000 per week

Doneil Henry £15,000 per week                                  Gokhan Tore £60,000 per week

Reece Burke £8,000 per week                                      Johnathon Calleri £40,000 per week

Diego Poyet £3,000 per week                                       Edmilson Fernandes £7,000 per week

Total £352,000 per week £18.3m                                 Total £459,000 per week £23.86m