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Chelsea, the reigning Champions League winners, have been one of the dominant forces in the English top flight over the past few seasons. Their pedigree has been growing over the last decade. At the moment, they have one of the biggest online fan followings across Europe's top five leagues.
Roman Abramovich has handled business at the club very astutely since taking over in 2003. Thanks to his many astute signings over the years, the Blues have won 17 trophies since his takeover. Chelsea have produced legends like Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard in the 2000s to become a force to be reckoned with.
Chelsea are coming off a decent transfer window
Chelsea were not very active in the transfer market this summer. But they managed to sign Romelu Lukaku from Inter Milan, breaking their transfer record for the player they had let go for £28 million in 2014. They also snapped up Saul Niguez on deadline day, a signing that should provide them greater depth in midfield.
There are a few Chelsea players who rank among the highest-paid players in the Premier League. So without further ado, let us take a look at the weekly wages of Chelsea's first-team players.
#21 Edouard Mendy - £52,000 per week
It is a surprise that one of the best Chelsea players in the 2020-21 campaign is the club's lowest earner. Edouard Mendy replaced Kepa Arrizabalaga as the club's first-choice goalkeeper last season, and kept an impressive 16 clean sheets in the Premier League.
For his services, he takes home a salary of £52,000 per week, which is based on the initial contract signed between the club and player and not a true reflection of Mendy's performances. If he keeps up his excellent exploits between the sticks, he could rise up the rungs on the list of the club's top earners.
#20 Reece James - £58,000 per week
Another first-team Chelsea player with one of the lowest weekly wages in the roster is full-back Reece James.
The English defender rose through the ranks at Stamford Bridge. After a highly successful loan spell at Wigan Athletic in the 2018-19 season, where he won Wigan's Player of the Year award, James returned to Chelsea.
He made his Premier League debut last season, and has not looked back since then. James' weekly wage of £58,000 per week looks reasonable, given his young age, but he can definitely expect a bump soon.
#19 Ruben Loftus-Cheek - £60,000 per week
Ruben Loftus-Cheek has struggled for game time despite being highly rated. The midfielder has been praised for his box-to-box abilities, but his consistency has never been his forte.
Nonetheless, he pockets £60,000 per week. But with Chelsea's midfield brimming with talent at the moment, he might struggle for game time this season as well.
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#18 Andreas Christensen - £80,000 per week
Denmark defender Andreas Christensen has been a consistent performer for Chelsea. But even after five seasons at the club, he has not yet cemented a spot in the first team. He has started all three Premier League games this season, and could be a key player under Thomas Tuchel.
With a weekly wage of £80,000, Christensen is one of the highest-paid Danish players in the game at the moment.
#17 Mason Mount - £88, 462 per week
Mason Mount is one of the best young talents in English football at the moment with his impressive performances earning him a place in England's starting XI. He was the creative force behind Chelsea's impressive run in the 2020-21 campaign. Mount had nine goals and as many assists across competitions last season.
He is one of the young poster boys of English football. If he continues his progress he could become one of the best players in the Chelsea squad, and earn a six-digit weekly salary.
#16 Hakim Ziyech - £100,000 per week
Chelsea signings in the 2020-21 campaign did not get off to a great start. and Hakim Ziyech was one of them. The Moroccan had impressed with Ajax in the 2019-20 campaign, but has failed to replicate the same exploits Chelsea.
He was recently booted out of the Morocco team's camp after refusing to play for the team in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. With a £100,000 weekly salary, Ziyech is one of the best-paid Moroccan players at the moment, though.
#15 Antonio Rudiger - £100,00 per week
One of the players who has benefited from the arrival of Thomas Tuchel at Chelsea is German defender Antonio Rudiger.
He has played all three games in the Premier League this season. Despite being in the final year of his contract at the club, he remains committed. He makes around £100,000 per week.
#14 Marcos Alonso - £100,000 per week
Marcos Alonso had a great start to life at Chelsea, scoring 13 goals in his first two Premier League campaigns. However, in his last two league seasons. Alonso's involvement on the pitch became limited; last season he played just 13 times.
He earns £100,000 per week at Chelsea. Thanks to a great start to his 2021-22 campaign, he would hope for more game time this season.
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#13 Thiago Silva - £105,000 per week
Thiago Silva joined Chelsea last season. Though most people thought his best days were behind him, he had a decent debut campaign for the Blues. He made eight appearances in the Champions League last season, and has also been a regular for Brazil.
Silva is said to have taken a huge pay cut to join Chelsea last year. He currently earns £105,000 per week.
#12 Jorginho - £110,000 per week
Jorginho's £57 million transfer in 2018 looked like a huge amount to pay for a player who had not played outside of Italy. But in three seasons with Chelsea, he has proven his worth. His last campaign has been the most productive for him at Chelsea, both personally and collectively.
Thanks to the Champions League triumph and the EURO 2020 win with Italy this summer, Jorginho won the UEFA Men's Players of the Year award. In the process, he became the first midfielder since Luka Modric to lift the prestigious trophy. Jorginho pockets a weekly wage of £110,000 per week at Chelsea.
#11 Saul Niguez - £115,384 per week
Saul Niguez signed for Chelsea on deadline day. Interestingly, the reason why Atletico Madrid let go of their academy product is because they wanted to reduce their wage bill. Moreover, Nuguez had become surplus to requirements for Diego Simeone in recent years.
He has been given the No.17 jersey by Chelsea, which is the same number with which he started his career at Atletico Madrid.
#10 Callum Hudson-Odoi - £120,000 per week
Callum Hudson-Odoi was one of the first Chelsea stars to graduate from the academy to the first team in recent years. But he has been linked with a move away from the club in every transfer window since 2018.
As per recent reports, he was interested in a loan move this summer in search of more game time. But Tuchel was against it, as he sees Hudson-Odoi as one of the players for the future at Chelsea.
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#9 Christian Pulisic - £150,000 per week
Chelsea have a highly talented and young squad at the moment. One of the players who could thrive under Thomas Tuchel is Christian Pulisic. The former Borussia Dortmund star joined Chelsea in January 2019 for £58 million, and remains the most expensive North American player to date.
He appeared in ten of 12 games in Chelsea's triumphant Champions League campaign, scoring two goals. Pulisic takes home a handsome sum of £150,000 per week at Chelsea.
#8 Mateo Kovacic - £150,000 per week
Mateo Kovacic has had an interesting career, and has played with some very big names. He began his career with Dinamo Zagreb before moving to Italy with Inter Milan. After that he secured a move to Real Madrid, where he won his first Champions League trophy.
Kovacic signed for Chelsea in 2018, initially on loan, before the move became permanent a year later. His versatility in the middle of the park comes in handy, which makes him a great option for Chelsea coming off the bench. Kovacic has a weekly salary of £150,000 at the club.
#7 Kai Havertz - £150,000 per week
After struggling to adjust to life at his new club, Kai Havertz seems to have finally found his feet. He was given a lot of chances by coach Thomas Tuchel last season. That culminated with the German winger scoring the winning goal in the Champions League final for Chelsea, which was also his first-ever strike in the competition.
#6 Cesar Azpilicueta - £150,000 per week
At number six on our list, we have Chelsea's longest-serving player and captain, Cesar Azpilicueta. The Spaniard has played as a right-back for most of his career. But in recent years, he has been utilised as a centre-back by Chelsea.
His current contract expires next summer. But Chelsea should be more than happy to offer him an extension rather than letting him leave for free.
#5 Kepa Arrizabalaga - £155,000 per week
The top five earners at Chelsea are all recent signings, starting with Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Kepa is one of the highest-paid goalkeepers in the world. The Spaniard was once one of the most promising goalkeeping talents in Europe. But a string of poor performances have seen him lose his spot to the in-form Edouard Mendy.
Kepa Arrizabalaga currently nets £155,000 per week. Chelsea could be looking to offload him, as he mostly warms the bench in major competitions.
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#4 Ben Chilwell - £190,000 per week
Ben Chilwell has enjoyed great success at Chelsea, winning the first title of his career with the Blues in the UEFA Champions League last season. He replaced Marcos Alonso as the first-choice left-back in his debut season at the club. Chilwell has enjoyed success in international football as well.
He is yet to make an appearance in the 2021-22 campaign, though, with Alonso starting all three league games.
#3 Timo Werner - £272,000 per week
Timo Werner has received a lot of flak for struggling to be decisive in front of goal in his debut season with Chelsea. He arrived at Chelsea after building up his reputation as a lethal finisher in the Bundesliga with Leipzig. But despite making 35 appearances in the league last season, he scored just six goals.
Werner has produced impressive displays with the national side, but has struggled to find his footing at Chelsea.
#2 N'Golo Kante - £290,000 per week
From playing in the French second division in 2013 to being one of the best defensive midfielders of all time, N'Golo Kante's rise to the top has been impressive. The 2018 FIFA World Cup winner with France earns £290,000 per week at Chelsea.
Kante was phenomenal in the final stages of the 2021-22 campaign. He won back-to-back Man-of-the-Match awards in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals and final as Chelsea lifted the continental title for the second time in their history.
#1 Romelu Lukaku - £325,000 per week
Romelu Lukaku is one of the best strikers on the planet at the moment. At 28 years of age, he is in his prime and could fill the requirement for a proven goalscorer at Chelsea.
A prolific goalscorer, Lukaku is the top scorer for Belgium. He has returned to Chelsea on a record £97.5-million transfer this summer. Lukaku scored on his second debut for the club. He looks set to justify the hefty transfer fee Chelsea paid Inter Milan, and his £325,000 weekly wages at the club.
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