PREMIER LEAGUE · 2020/21 · ARCHIVE
Nottingham Forest 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Anthony Knockaert on £38,000 per week · see the current Nottingham Forest wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £425k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £22m
SQUAD SIZE75
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £14k
Then and now
Nottingham Forest pay £1,850,950 a week in 2026/27 — 336% higher than the £424,569 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 11 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Knockaert | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 28 | Right midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Glenn Murray | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 36 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Luke Freeman | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 28 | Midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lewis Grabban | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 32 | Striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Carl Jenkinson | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 28 | Right-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Cyrus Christie | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 27 | Right-back | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Samba Sow | £18,000 | £936,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Mali | JUN 2021 | ||
| Gaëtan Bong | £16,000 | £832,000 | 32 | Left-back | Cameroon | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lyle Taylor | £15,000 | £780,000 | 30 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Filip Krovinovic | £14,000 | £728,000 | 24 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Croatia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Michael Hefele | £14,000 | £728,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Harry Arter | £13,000 | £676,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Michael Dawson | £12,000 | £624,000 | 36 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Cafú | £12,000 | £624,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Joe Lolley | £12,000 | £624,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nuno Da Costa | £11,000 | £572,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Cape Verde | JUN 2023 | ||
| James Garner | £10,000 | £520,000 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Joe Worrall | £10,000 | £520,000 | 23 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sammy Ameobi | £8,000 | £416,000 | 28 | Winger | Nigeria | JUN 2021 | ||
| Scott McKenna | £7,600 | £395,200 | 23 | Centre-back | Scotland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tobias Figueiredo | £7,600 | £395,200 | 26 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Brice Samba | £7,500 | £390,000 | 26 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Yuri Ribeiro | £7,300 | £379,600 | 23 | Left-back | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Fouad Bachirou | £7,300 | £379,600 | 30 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Comoros | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jack Colback | £7,100 | £369,200 | 30 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tyler Blackett | £7,000 | £364,000 | 26 | Centre-back, left wing-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ryan Yates | £5,700 | £296,400 | 22 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Abdoulaye Diallo | £5,500 | £286,000 | 28 | Goalkeeper | Senegal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Loïc Mbe Soh | £4,000 | £208,000 | 19 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alex Mighten | £3,500 | £182,000 | 18 | Winger, striker | U.S.A. | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jordan Smith | £3,100 | £161,200 | 25 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Francky Amekortu | £2,300 | £119,600 | 17 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Marcelo Saraiva | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Guatemala | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ateef Konaté | £850 | £44,200 | 19 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Baba Fernandes | £840 | £43,680 | 20 | Centre-back | Guinea-Bissau | JUN 2022 | ||
| Rezart Rama | £680 | £35,360 | 19 | Centre-back | Albania | JUN 2022 | ||
| Danny Preston | £670 | £34,840 | 19 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Alex Gibson-Hammond | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Adrian Galliani | £592 | £30,784 | 19 | Central midfielder | Italy | JUN 2021 | ||
| Julian Larsson | £510 | £26,520 | 19 | Striker | Sweden | JUN 2024 | ||
| Keith Asare | £500 | £26,000 | 19 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Elliott Andrew | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ethan Dekel-Daks | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jaden Charles | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | Left-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Fin Back | £400 | £20,800 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Josh Barnes | £391 | £20,332 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Virgil Gomis | £390 | £20,280 | 21 | Striker | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| George Shelvey | £390 | £20,280 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Malique Spooner | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | Defender | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Michael Statham | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Yassine En-Neyah | £360 | £18,720 | 20 | Striker | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sam Sanders | £320 | £16,640 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Riley Harbottle | £230 | £11,960 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Fotis Pikoulas | £228 | £11,856 | 18 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Greece | JUN 2022 | ||
| Grigoris Pietris | £228 | £11,856 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Greece | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sam Collins | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Luca Doorbar-Baptist | £145 | £7,540 | 18 | Right-back | Australia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Alexandros Sarantis | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Greece | JUN 2022 | ||
| Pharrell Johnson | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Osa Solomon | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Morgan Sadler | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2021 | ||
| Alex Akers | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lewis Barker | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dejanae Campbell | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Oli Hammond | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Luke Boland | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jovel Jackson-Davis | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Aaron Korpal | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jamie McDonnell | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Left midfielder, left winger | N.Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jack Perkins | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| James Clarridge | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Silvio Bello | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Aaron Donnelly | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Centre-back | N.Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Dale Taylor | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Striker | N.Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jordan Fankwe | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Cameroon | JUN 2021 | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
43 Under £1k 3%
£1k-£2k
4 £2k-£5k 3%
10 £5k-£10k 17%
14 £10k-£25k 47%
4 £25k-£100k 30%
Top 5 earners took 35% of the squad wage bill, across the 75 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Nottingham Forest wages, 2020/21
What was Nottingham Forest's wage bill in 2020/21?
Nottingham Forest paid £424,569 a week in 2020/21 - £22,077,588 across the year - spread over a squad of 75. We hold a wage for all 75 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Nottingham Forest player in 2020/21?
Anthony Knockaert was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £38,000 a week, 2.7x the 22+ squad average of £13,954.
What was the average Nottingham Forest salary in 2020/21?
The average Nottingham Forest player aged 22 or over earned £13,954 a week in 2020/21, across the 28 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 75. The top five earners took 35% of the bill between them.
How do Nottingham Forest's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Nottingham Forest pay £1,850,950 a week in 2026/27, 336% higher than the £424,569 of 2020/21. The current squad is 68 players against 75 then.