How Bruno Fernandes' wages compare to his Man Utd team-mates

Robin Bairner

17 Sept 2021 08:43 BST
3 min read

Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United, Champions League, 2021/22 — © ProShots

Bruno Fernandes is set to sign a new Manchester United deal that will double his wages at the club.

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Having rapidly established himself as a key player since arriving at Man Utd from Sporting CP, the Portugal international has, however, been on rather modest wages by the standards of the Old Trafford side.

Indeed, Fernandes’ comparatively meagre pay packet has only been highlighted by the summer arrivals of Jadon Sancho, Raphael Varane and Cristiano Ronaldo, all of whom are on truly big-money deals.

Ronaldo earns the biggest wage in the history of the Premier League, while Sancho and Varane are both among the division’s big earners.

Fernandes, meanwhile, is not even among Man Utd’s big earners – and this is despite having been undoubtedly their key player over the last 18 months.

He has a basic pay packet of £100,000 per week, although it is reported that bonuses can carry this as high as £180,000.

The 27-year-old Fernandes is clearly playing to a better level than that, though. In just 85 Man Utd games, he has scored 44 goals and laid on another 26, giving him 70 goal contributions. This equates to him being involved in a goal once every 98 minutes he has been on the park for his new club.

How much every Man Utd player earns

Name	Weekly wage (£)
Cristiano Ronaldo	480
David de Gea	375
Jadon Sancho	350
Rafael Varane	340
Paul Pogba	290
Anthony Martial	250
Edinson Cavani	250
Marcus Rashford	200
Harry Maguire	190
Luke Shaw	150
Fred	120
Victor Lindelof	120
Nemanja Matic	120
Donny van de Beek	120
Dean Henderson	100
Bruno Fernandes	100
Alex Telles	93
Eric Bailly	80
Phil Jones	75
Jesse Lingard	75
Mason Greenwood	75
Brandon Williams	65
Axel Tuanzebe	50
Amad Diallo	42
Scott McTominay	20

Indeed, he has already struck up an impressive club relationship with Ronaldo, having worked with the legendary forward at international level. This was evident in the manner that he set up ‘CR7’ to open the scoring against Young Boys.

Fernandes is paid in the same wage bracket as Jesse Lingard, whose loose back pass cost the Red Devils a draw in Switzerland, and back up goalkeeper Dean Henderson.

It is reported by The Sun that he is ready to sign a new deal worth £250,000 per week, although that still puts him sixth on the club's list of top earners.

Clearly, Fernandes is a player operating at a level well above his place in Man Utd’s pay scale and any new deal will be amply deserved.

Read more about: Premier League Man United Alex Telles Amad Diallo Anthony Martial Brandon Williams Bruno Fernandes Cristiano Ronaldo David De Gea David Dean Henderson Donny van de Beek Edinson Cavani Eric Bailly Fred Harry Maguire Jadon Sancho Jesse Lingard Luke Shaw Marcus Rashford Mason Greenwood Nemanja Matić Paul Pogba Phil Jones Portu Raphaël Varane Scott McTominay Victor Lindelof