Leander Dendoncker and £120,000-a-week star – How much Aston Villa will save on wages after exit news
Aston Villa have been on a selling spree this summer as they look to balance their books.
Ten players from last season’s squad have been moved on, and so far, Aston Villa’s only notable signing is Evann Guessand, who signed from Nice for £26million.
Jacob Ramsey’s £40million sale to Newcastle has revived hopes that the Villans can complete more business this summer.
However, Unai Emery’s side still looks to be tight financially, and Villa News looks into how much Aston Villa have saved on wages so far this summer, with more to come.
Villa are set to save £550,000 in wages from player sales
Leon Bailey is set to save Aston Villa £120,000-a-week as he closes in on a loan move to Roma, with the Italians covering all of his wages.
Villa flop Leander Dendoncker is also closing in on a move to Real Oviedo, which will save Emery’s side £90,000 in weekly wages.
| Player | Wages |
| Phillip Coutinho | £125,000 |
| Leon Bailey* | £120,000 |
| Leander Dendoncker | £90,000 |
| Jacob Ramsey | £70,000 |
| Kortney Hause | £50,000 |
| Robin Olsen | £35,000 |
| Enzo Barrenchea* | £20,000 |
| Kayne Kesler-Hayden | £10,000 |
The money from the sales and loans of players has saved Villa a total of £515,000-a-week, which equates to £26.8million.
That equates to around a fifth of their £116million yearly wage bill from last season.
There is still the need to factor in Boubacar Kamara’s wage increase to £150,000 a week and the signing of Guessand, who was on £17,000 a week with Nice.
The Ivorian is likely to have doubled or even tripled his wages in the Midlands, but that shouldn’t have too much impact on Villa’s wage bill.
What does Villa’s wages-to-revenue ratio look like?
Villa’s financial situation is difficult for anyone to understand as they appear to sell everyone, yet still face Financial Fair Play issues.
Emery’s side are looking a lot more stable following big player sales this summer, but still appear to be playing it safe as they target youngsters instead of big money signings.
- Villa had a wages-to-revenue ratio of 96% in 2023/24, 24% higher than any other Premier League side
- Their new ratio would sit at around 76% should all the deals go through, and possibly less, given their increased revenue over the last couple of seasons
Aston Villa will still be in a financially unstable position once their outgoings are completed, but they should still be able to bring in new signings, given that Chelsea will have a ratio of just 4 per cent less.
However, the Villans appear to be playing it safe as they sign young, untapped European talent and look to avoid the financial mistakes from recent campaigns.
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