- Jul 30, 2007
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That figure included wages for Henry and Ljungberg, who were the biggest earners at the club.
Hashmander said:Maybe there is a bit of Gallas in Traore.
More likely £1.5k. I'm pretty sure the Arse have a fairly tight wages structure too.
henry was the biggest earner, but gallas was 2nd (now first). and the sale of henry and ljunberg knocked 200k a week of their wage bill but they also added another 100k with eduardo, diarra and sagna. then you have huge automatic raises built-in for players like cesc. soon to be increased earnings for players like hleb. arsenal will most likely have a wage bill for the 2007-08 season that is similar or higher than the 2006-07 one.That figure included wages for Henry and Ljungberg, who were the biggest earners at the club.
Liverpool Football Club has launched an investigation into how a star player's payslip - showing a monthly salary of £139,634 - ended up on the internet.
The document shows Norwegian John Arne Riise's net pay, his home address, national insurance number and other personal details.
The payslip - an ordinary payslip that even has a column for student loan contributions - has appeared on a series of football fans' forums.
A Liverpool spokesman said: "We are taking the matter extremely seriously and we are investigating."
Riise, 27, receives a basic salary of £120,000 and his April payslip reveals he was paid £4,000 in appearance bonuses and a £250 "points bonus".
The Kop ace also landed a Champions League salary increase of £15,384.
His take home pay was £82,413 and his monthly tax payment was £55,508. Bizarrely, £65 was deducted for meals.
Several Liverpool players' homes have been broken into during the last 18 months but Riise's home was not burgled.
A club insider said it is unknown how someone obtained the payslip.
He said: "It must have been stolen but the player simply doesn't know how it has happened.
"I can assure you that John Arne Riise is not in the habit of throwing payslips out. It's clearly been stolen and taken without his permission."
2) The market dictates levels of pay, football generates huge amounts of money, surely it is only fair that the stars of the show get a fair chunk of it.
I am not sure what side of the fence I am on tbh.