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Arne Slot built on the successful era under Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool incredibly well, winning the Premier League in his first year in charge. However, in 2025/26, it all went wrong.
The Reds went trophyless, Slot was given the boot and in walked Spaniard Andoni Iraola.
REUTERS/Phil NobleLife under the former Bournemouth boss will look a bit different. Mohamed Salah has left Anfield and headed to Turkey. Virgil van Dijk is getting older all the time and they've lost defensive stalwart Ibrahima Konate.
So, how does their pay roll look in the new era? We've identified the top earners and then put together a list of how much every player at Liverpool is earning.
1 The goalkeepers
On a whopping £150k-per-week, it is unsurprising to see Alisson come out as one of the highest earning players in the Liverpool squad.
He's won the Reds many a point and is widely celebrated as one of the best gloveman in Premier League history.
Behind him, Giorgi Mamardashvili will aim to finally put up a fight for more first-team minutes with a late-season injury seeing Freddie Woodman rewarded with game time at the back end of 2025/26.
|
Player |
Weekly wage |
Contract expiry |
|
Alisson |
£150,000 |
June 30, 2027 |
|
Giorgi Mamardashvili |
£85,000 |
June 30, 2031 |
|
Freddie Woodman |
£30,000 |
June 30, 2029 |
|
Vitezslav Jaros |
£7,000 |
June 30, 2028 |
|
Harvey Davies |
£3,000 |
June 30, 2027 |
2 The defenders
With Salah departing in the summer of 2026, the highest-earning player in the Liverpool squad now is captain Virgil van Dijk. The Dutchman is a pillar of greatness and even if he did have a bit of a dicey 2025/26 campaign, he is still one of the best defenders in the world.
Konate has left so that has freed up some space on the wage bill, with the two new arrivals in the form of Barcelona loanee Ronald Araujo and young French defender Jeremy Jacquet the next highest earning players at the back.
Milos Kerkez is on a surprisingly low wage, but expect that to rise in the forthcoming years. After all, with Andy Roberston leaving, he will now surely become the undisputed number one choice at left-back.
|
Player |
Weekly wage |
Contract expiry |
|
Virgil Van Dijk |
£350,000 |
June 30, 2027 |
|
Ronald Araujo |
£205,000 |
June 30, 2027 |
|
Jeremy Jacquet |
£120,000 |
June 30, 2031 |
|
Jeremie Frimpong |
£100,000 |
May 30, 2030 |
|
Joe Gomez |
£85,000 |
June 30, 2027 |
|
Conor Bradley |
£75,000 |
June 30, 2029 |
|
Milos Kerkez |
£75,000 |
June 30, 2030 |
|
Konstantinos Tsimikas |
£75,000 |
June 30, 2027 |
|
Giovanni Leoni |
£55,000 |
June 30, 2031 |
|
Calvin Ramsay |
£15,000 |
June 30, 2027 |
3 The midfielders
Three of Liverpool's highest-earners appear in this list with Ryan Gravenberch, Dominik Szoboszlai and Florian Wirtz taking home a collective £730k-per-week.
Szoboszlai more than justified his pay packet in 2025/26. He was arguably the club's best player. That said, it would be safe to say Wirtz struggled during his maiden campaign in English football.
Despite being handed a £200k-per-week salary on his arrival in Merseyside, the German scored just seven goals and registered eight assists.
|
Player |
Weekly wage |
Contract expiry |
|
Ryan Gravenberch |
£280,000 |
June 30, 2032 |
|
Dominik Szoboszlai |
£250,000 |
June 30, 2031 |
|
Florian Wirtz |
£200,000 |
June 30, 2030 |
|
Alexis Mac Allister |
£150,000 |
June 30, 2028 |
|
Harvey Elliott |
£65,000 |
June 30, 2027 |
|
Curtis Jones |
£50,000 |
June 30, 2027 |
|
Wataru Endo |
£50,000 |
June 30, 2027 |
|
Stefan Bajcetic |
£40,000 |
June 30, 2027 |
|
Trey Nyoni |
£25,000 |
June 30, 2029 |
4 The forwards
The second highest-earner in the entire squad is Swedish forward Alexander Isak. He is the most expensive player in Premier League history and has a wage befitting of that very fact.
Isak, however, has struggled in Liverpool colours. During an injury-hit debut season at Anfield, he scored just four goals in 22 appearances.
Behind him are the likes of Cody Gakpo, Hugo Ekitike and Rio Ngumoha but the wage bill looks lighter here now they have lost a certain Salah.
New signing for 2026/27, Victor Munoz, is one of the lowest paid players in the team, taking home £75k-per-week.
|
Player |
Weekly wage |
Contract expiry |
|
Alexander Isak |
£280,000 |
June 30, 2032 |
|
Cody Gakpo |
£250,000 |
June 30, 2030 |
|
Hugo Ekitike |
£200,000 |
June 30, 2031 |
|
Federico Chiesa |
£150,000 |
June 30, 2028 |
|
Victor Munoz |
£75,000 |
June 30, 2032 |
|
Rio Ngumoha |
£25,000 |
August 30, 2028 |
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