Manchester City had the biggest single-season wage bill in English football history in the pandemic-hit 2019-20 season, of £351.4m, and will likely smash that in 2020-21, not least because of bonuses for a probable Premier League title win, and possible Champions League victory.
Pep Guardiola’s team also remain in contention for both domestic cups, facing Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-finals next weekend before playing Tottenham in the EFL Cup final on April 25, although bonuses for winning those competitions would be modest.
In the season before Guardiola arrived at The Etihad, City’s wage bill was £197.