UEFA reveal top 20 highest wage bills in Europe, including Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal

Clubs often have to pay huge wages to land top players and there is correlation between wages paid and success.

Man City’s four Premier League title triumphs have come largely thanks to billionaire Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan takeover in 2008.

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The Citizens were able to attract Europe’s biggest stars such as David Silva, Yaya Toure and Sergio Aguero - who all became Etihad legends - to help them win silverware.

UEFA have revealed the top 20 wage bills from European clubs during 2018, with Barcelona exceeding the £450million mark, while Manchester United boast the highest paid salaries in the Premier League.

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Which other clubs are paying huge amounts of wages to players? Find out the figures below.

20. Crystal Palace - Wage bill for the 2018 financial year = €132million (£113million)

19. Monaco - Wage bill for the 2018 financial year = €133million (£114million)

18. Leicester - Wage bill for the 2018 financial year = €134million (£115million)

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17. AC Milan - Wage bill for the 2018 financial year = €150million (£129million)

16. Roma - Wage bill for the 2018 financial year = €159million (£136million)

15. Inter Milan - Wage bill for the 2018 financial year = €159million (£136million)

14. Tottenham - Wage bill for the 2018 financial year = €167million (£143million)

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13. Everton - Wage bill for the 2018 financial year = €180million (£154million)

12. Borussia Dortmund - Wage bill for the 2018 financial = €187million (£160million)

11. Atletico Madrid - Wage bill for the 2018 financial year = €212million (£182million)

10. Juventus - Wage bill for the 2018 financial year = €261million (£224million)

9. Arsenal - Wage bill for the 2018 financial year = €271million (£232million)

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8. Chelsea - Wage bill for the 2018 financial year = €275million (£236million)

7. Liverpool - Wage bill for the 2018 financial year = €298million (255million)

6. Man City - Wage bill for the 2018 financial year = €314million (£267million)

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5. Bayern Munich - Wage bill for the 2018 financial year = €315million (£270million)

4. Manchester United - Wage bill for the 2018 financial year = €334million (£286million)

3. Paris Saint-Germain - Wage bill for the 2018 financial year = €337million (£289million)

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2. Real Madrid - Wage bill for the 2018 financial year = €431million (£369million)

1. Barcelona - Wage bill for the 2018 financial year = €529million (£453million)

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