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Tottenham Hotspur 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Gareth Bale on £564,000 per week · see the current Tottenham Hotspur wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £2.6m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £135m
SQUAD SIZE71
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £106k
Then and now
Tottenham Hotspur pay £3,073,599 a week in 2026/27 — 19% higher than the £2,588,639 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 25 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gareth Bale | £564,000 | £29,328,000 | 31 | Left midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Harry Kane | £200,000 | £10,400,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Toby Alderweireld | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 31 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tanguy Ndombele | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Pierre-Emile Højbjerg | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Denmark | JUN 2025 | ||
| Dele Alli | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 24 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Giovani Lo Celso | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2025 | ||
| Hugo Lloris | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 33 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Heung-Min Son | £96,000 | £4,992,000 | 27 | Wide midfielder, winger, striker | South Korea | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ben Davies | £93,000 | £4,836,000 | 27 | Centre-back, left wing-back | Wales | JUN 2024 | ||
| Eric Dier | £92,000 | £4,784,000 | 26 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Harry Winks | £91,000 | £4,732,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Erik Lamela | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lucas Moura | £80,000 | £4,160,000 | 27 | Right midfielder, winger, striker | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Moussa Sissoko | £79,000 | £4,108,000 | 30 | Central midfielder, right winger | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Matt Doherty | £74,000 | £3,848,000 | 28 | Right-back | Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Steven Bergwijn | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 22 | Wide midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Serge Aurier | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 27 | Right-back | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sergio Reguilón | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 23 | Left-back | Spain | JUN 2025 | ||
| Davinson Sánchez | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | 24 | Centre-back | Colombia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Danny Rose | £62,000 | £3,224,000 | 30 | Left-back, left midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joe Hart | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 33 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Japhet Tanganga | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 21 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Joe Rodon | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 22 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2025 | ||
| Carlos Vinicius | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 25 | Striker | Brazil | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alfie Whiteman | £2,500 | £130,000 | 21 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dennis Cirkin | £2,400 | £124,800 | 18 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| George Marsh | £2,200 | £114,400 | 21 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jamie Bowden | £2,100 | £109,200 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Marqes Muir | £1,900 | £98,800 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Max Robson | £1,900 | £98,800 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nile John | £1,900 | £98,800 | 17 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| J'Neil Bennett | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | Winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Brooklyn Lyons-Foster | £890 | £46,280 | 19 | Defender, left wing-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Chay Cooper | £880 | £45,760 | 18 | Right midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dilan Markanday | £870 | £45,240 | 18 | Right midfielder, right winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Elliot Thorpe | £860 | £44,720 | 19 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2021 | ||
| Enock Asante | £860 | £44,720 | 18 | Striker | Ghana | JUN 2021 | ||
| Isak Solberg | £820 | £42,640 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Norway | JUN 2022 | ||
| Marcel Lavinier | £780 | £40,560 | 19 | Full-back, right midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Keenan Ferguson | £750 | £39,000 | 20 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Rafferty Pedder | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kion Etete | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tobi Omole | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Aaron Skinner | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | Centre-back, right wing-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Maksim Paskotši | £580 | £30,160 | 17 | Centre-back | Estonia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jeremie Mukendi | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kacper Kuryłowicz | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joshua Oluwayemi | £360 | £18,720 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Yago Santiago | £300 | £15,600 | 17 | Central midfielder | Spain | JUN 2022 | ||
| Rodel Richards | £279 | £14,508 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tarrelle Whittaker | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Dante Cassanova | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jez Davies | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Matthew Craig | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jeremy Kyezu | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Adam Hayton | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ollie Turner | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Michael Craig | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Dane Scarlett | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Aaron Maguire | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Roshaun Mathurin | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Right midfielder, left winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dermi Lusala | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Centre-back, right wing-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kallum Cesay | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Khalon Haysman | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Thimothée Lo-Tutala | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Goalkeeper | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Romaine Mundle | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Alfie Devine | £145 | £7,540 | 15 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Eddie Carrington | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Right midfielder, winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Renaldo Torraj | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Albania | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jordan Hackett | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
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
38 Under £1k 1%
4 £1k-£2k 0%
4 £2k-£5k 0%
£5k-£10k
2 £10k-£25k 2%
15 £25k-£100k 42%
8 £100k+
55%
Top 5 earners took 44% of the squad wage bill, across the 71 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Tottenham Hotspur wages, 2020/21
What was Tottenham Hotspur's wage bill in 2020/21?
Tottenham Hotspur paid £2,588,639 a week in 2020/21 - £134,609,228 across the year - spread over a squad of 71. We hold a wage for all 71 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Tottenham Hotspur player in 2020/21?
Gareth Bale was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £564,000 a week, 5.3x the 22+ squad average of £105,542.
What was the average Tottenham Hotspur salary in 2020/21?
The average Tottenham Hotspur player aged 22 or over earned £105,542 a week in 2020/21, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 71. The top five earners took 44% of the bill between them.
How do Tottenham Hotspur's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Tottenham Hotspur pay £3,073,599 a week in 2026/27, 19% higher than the £2,588,639 of 2020/21. The current squad is 76 players against 71 then.