How much does Chelsea captain Reece James earn per week playing at Stamford Bridge?
Chelsea captain Reece James has had a career plagued by injuries, but he has has established himself as an integral part of the squad regardless of his physical misfortune.
He made his first-team debut in 2018 and, since the departure of Cesar Azpilicueta, has been handed the captain's armband to lead his team the way.
He is also one of the top earners at the club, thanks to his resilience and seniority among his team-mates.
Exactly how much does the Chelsea captain earn, though?
GOAL delved into the numbers with Capology and found out!
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Reece James' wages at Chelsea in numbers
Under his current contract at Stamford Bridge, James earns £250,000 ($323,069) on a weekly basis, while his annual salary scales up to £13 million ($16.8m).
This makes the English full-back the highest paid player in the squad.
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Player
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Nationality
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Weekly wages in GBP
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Weekly wages in USD
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Annual wages in GBP
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Annual wages in USD
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Reece James
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English
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£250,000
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$323,069
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£13,000,000
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$16,799,571
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Top earners at Chelsea
Club captain Reece James stands as the highest-earning player in the squad by quite some distance, while French stars Wesley Fofana and Christopher Nkunku join the full-back at second and third position respectively.
Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernandez follows at fourth, earning slightly more than fifth-placed Marc Cucurella.
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Player
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Nationality
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Weekly wages GBP
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Weekly wages USD
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Annual wages GBP
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Annual wages USD
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Reece James
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English
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£250,000
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$315,784
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£13,000,000
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$16,799,571
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Wesley Fofana
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French
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£200,000
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$258,455
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£10,400,000
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$13,439,657
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Christopher Nkunku
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French
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£195,000
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$251,994
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£10,140,000
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$13,103,665
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Enzo Fernandez
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Argentine
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£180,000
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$232,609
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£9,360,000
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$12,095,691
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Marc Cucurella
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Spanish
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£175,000
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$226,148
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£9,100,000
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$11,759,700
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Top 5 earners in the Premier League
Manchester City’s Erling Haaland sits at the top of the chart as the highest-paid player in the Premier League, having recently signed a nine-year contract with the club, keeping him at the Etihad until 2034.
City team-mate Kevin De Bruyne follows him at second, while Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah acquires the third spot.
At fourth enters Manchester United midfielder Casemiro, while rounding off the list at number five is yet another City player in Jack Grealish.
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Player
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Nationality
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Weekly wages in GBP
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Weekly wages in USD
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Annual wages in GBP
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Annual wages in USD
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Erling Haaland
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Norwegian
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£525,000
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$678,444
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£27,300,000
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$35,279,099
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Kevin De Bruyne
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Belgian
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£400,000
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$516,910
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£20,800,000
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$26,879,314
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Mohamed Salah
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Egyptian
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£350,000
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$452,296
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£18,200,000
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$23,519,400
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Casemiro
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Brazilian
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£350,000
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$452,296
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£18,200,000
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$23,519,400
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Jack Grealish
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English
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£300,000
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$387,682
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£15,600,000
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$20,159,485
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Highest paid players in the world
Despite the astronomical wages of the top earners in the Premier League, they don't even come close to salaries of the highest-paid players in the world.
At the pinnacle sits the top goal-scorer of the Champions League, Cristiano Ronaldo, who currently plays his football for Al Nassr, followed by his former Real Madrid attacking partner Karim Benzema.
Meanwhile, former Manchester City player Riyad Mahrez makes an appearnace at number three, followed by Senegalese internationals Sadio Mane and Kalidou Koulibaly.
All five highest paid players in the world currently play in the Saudi Pro League.
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Player
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Club
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Weekly wages GBP
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Weekly wages USD
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Annual wages GBP
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Annual wages USD
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Cristiano Ronaldo
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Al Nassr
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£3,224,935
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$4,166,513
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£167,696,622
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$215,658,680
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Karim Benzema
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Al Ittihad
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£1,612,468
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$2,083,257
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£83,848,311
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$108,329,340
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Riyad Mahrez
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Al Ahli
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£841,708
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$1,087,460
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£43,768,818
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$56,547,915
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Sadio Mane
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Al Nassr
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£644,987
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$833,033
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£33,539,324
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$43,331,736
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Kalidou Koulibaly
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Al Hilal
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£559,526
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$722,890
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£29,095,364
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$37,590,281
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