Over the past ten years, FLW has compiled a list of Leeds United’s highest-paid players.
The fact that Leeds is once again a Championship team has not changed the fact that many great players have passed through the Elland Road doors over the years.
Daniel Farke and Leeds, who have been among the busier teams in the division in the market, may have felt relieved that the transfer window has closed and that they must compete with what they now have until January. There will undoubtedly be several changes to the playing group if the team is relegated.
Among the most talented players to leave the team this season are Rodrigo, Tyler Adams, Robin Koch, Marc Roca, Max Wober, Jack Harrison, and Luis Sinisterra summer.
Ethan Ampadu, Joel Piroe, Glen Kamara, and Djed Spence were possibly the finest selections for the Whites out of the group. Leeds needed players to make up for those losses, and they recruited successfully during the window to bring in quality.
Illan Meslier, Pascal Struijk, Crysencio Summerville, and Willy Gnonto are also anticipated to be important contributors in a campaign that the team is hoping will be better than the previous two. Farke has won the second tier twice, therefore he should possess the necessary attributes to compete at the top of the division.
Although several of them are probably among the club’s greatest earners in the Championship, we’ll look at some of the best and highest-paid players below.
2023 – Patrick Bamford
Bamford has suffered from a loss of fitness and form, with the 30-year-old earning England call-ups off the back of 17 goal Premier League haul not long ago, but injuries have caught up to him; but his wage reflects what was a successful period a couple of years ago.
He earns around £70,000 per week, according to their estimates. He still has his part to play for Leeds in the second tier this season, but the persistent issues and concerns surrounding his confidence mean he can’t quite be higher on this list. Bamford scored 16 goals the last time Leeds played at this level and won the Championship, though.
2022 – Rodrigo
The club’s highest earner for the last decade has been the Spanish international forward, as he reportedly earnt £100,000 per week at Elland Road.
He was Leeds’ top scorer last season and finished with 15 goals and two assists from 35 games despite his side finishing 19th in the Premier League.
2021 – Rodrigo
Despite the presence of Raphinha, Rodrigo was the club’s highest earner for a few years, although injuries had been an issue for him during 2020 and 2021 in particular.
Qatari side Al-Rayyan signed the forward this summer, with the 32-year-old hoping to continue playing for his national side and add to his eight goals from 28 caps.
2020 – Rodrigo
The season of his arrival from Valencia signified that he would be a high earner in West Yorkshire.
Rodrigo went on to score 28 goals and collected a further five assists from 97 games for the Whites in all competitions.
2019 – Jean-Kevin Augustin
Augustin made just three brief sub cameos in the Championship before persistent fitness issues forced both Bielsa and Leeds’ hierarchy turn their back on the forward, which proved to be a mistake.
They were forced to pay a large compensation package to Augustin and the full transfer fee to Leipzig after Leeds claimed “extenuating circumstances” surrounding the loan to permanent deal due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
It goes down as one of the worst transfers in the club’s history and they had to cover some of his near £66,000 weekly wage during the loan, too.
2018 – Kiko Casilla
In January 2019, the then 32-year-old Casilla moved abroad for the first time in his career and signed a four-and-a-half-year contract at Elland Road, arriving from Real Madrid. He was initially the club’s number-one before eventually falling down the pecking order in place of Illan Meslier.
Casilla’s contract at Leeds was terminated by mutual consent on 31 July 2022 for him to sign for Getafe on a one-year deal. He earnt around £40,000 per week, which is unsurprising considering where he arrived from.
2017 – Pierre-Michel Lasogga
Lasogga was a loanee during the 2017/18 season, arriving from Bundesliga outfit Hamburg. Due to that, Leeds were covering some of his £58,086 wage, with Vurnon Anita the highest paid permanent player at £25,000 per week.
Lasogga scored 10 in 33 games for Leeds that season, but was not brought in permanently for the next campaign. The 31-year-old would instead move to Qatari side Al-Arabi.
2016 – Modou Barrow
The next loanee is Mo Barrow of Swansea City, who supposedly makes £20,000 per week. The Leeds player who made the most money that season was Chris Wood, who made almost £17,000.
Following his loan to West Yorkshire from the then-Premier League team in January, Barrow only appeared in five games. He joined forces with Garry Monk in Leeds with an eye toward a long-term arrangement, although neither would stay at Elland Road through that summer.
Will Buckley, year 2015
Yet another Premier League loan is up next, with Sunderland’s Will Buckley joining on October 2nd on a 93-day emergency loan.
After making four appearances, Buckley’s first-team action was restricted to the substitute bench and he remained there until he was recalled by his parent club in late-November. He earnt £25,000 for Sunderland, which was more than Leeds’ permanent player and club captain, Liam Bridcutt, within £23,000 per week.
2014 – Stephen Warnock
Warnock joined Leeds from Aston Villa on transfer deadline day in January 2013. He played for the club for three seasons and made 67 appearances, famously scoring a free-kick from close to the halfway line in windy conditions against Yeovil Town.The left-back earnt around £18,000 per week at Elland Road, eventually leaving the club at the end of the 2014/15 season. Now 41, Warnock retired in 2018 and has since gon on to become a pundit, appearing on BBC’s Match of the Day on occasion, too.
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