Premier League: Highest Paid Teams in 2018-19

#16 Brighton and Hove Albion

Brighton and Hove Albion

Average Annual Pay per Player: £1.69 million

Brighton and Hove Albion spent a fortune of €69.90m to rope in a host of players for the new season. Their transfers seem to be doing the what was expected of them, as they stand in the 12th place with 15 points from 13 games.

#15 Fulham

Fulham's return to the Premier League hasn't panned out as expected

Average Annual Pay per Player: £1.72 million

Fulham's returned has panned out to be the worst amongst the teams who qualified for the newcomers in the Premier League this season. They are currently 20th in the league with 8 points from 13 games. However, Fulham's wage bill hardly tells the melancholic tale they are living at the moment.

Fulham recently sacked Slavisa Jokanovic and handed the reigns to Claudio Ranieri. Ranieri gained immense popularity for guiding Leicester City to the Premier League title, however, it would be a sin to expect him to do the same at Fulham. At present, bringing them out of the relegation zone is the utmost priority that the manager is expected to fulfil.

#14 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Wolverhampton are enjoying their return to the English top-flight

Average Annual Pay per Player: £1.75 million

New coach Nuno Espirito Santo guided to Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Premier League after a six-year absence in the English top- flight. While Cardiff and Fulham are on the verge of returning back to where they came from, Wolves seem to be enjoying the taste of the Premier League.

The Wanderers are currently topping the lower half of the league table with 13 points from 16 games. They spent a fortune of €91.75m in the transfer market this summer; their transfer activity has gifted them an impressive return on investment.

#13 Watford

Watford started the season with a bang

Average Annual Pay per Player: £1.77 million

Watford started season 2018/19 with a bang and were touted to emulate Leicester City's fairy-tale form. However, Javi Garcia's juggernaut seems to have cooled down as the season has progressed.

The Hornets have grabbed 20 points from 13 games and currently stand 9th in the league table. They invested only £25.07m in the transfer market this summer. Given their investments, they have definitely reaped a handsome reward in the league.