Chelsea may not have the highest earner in the premier league, but their final wage bill is certainly up their with the champions of england. £36 million behind their rivals, chelsea f.c. have a lot of high earners. However, most of their biggest earners deserve the contracts given. John terry, who is getting older, is one of the most effective center backs I have seen. Despite their good choices with contracts, fernando torres is earning what he does not deserve. £175,000 per week for an incosistent striker will catch up to chelsea and is costing them a lot of money. Although chelsea have messed up with fernando torres, their policies with their contracts are a strong point. They have done better than the champions of england in this section, despite not offering better contracts.
Samuel Eto, former Anzhi player, was one of the top earners on the planet. However, in an effort to move to Chelsea he cut his wages from a whopping £17 million per year to a £7 million per year. Despite this, Eto has yet to make a massive impact on the Chelsea squad, only making a handful of appearances.
Chelsea F.C. do not offer their players the highest contracts in Europe, with good players like Juan Mata at £67,000 per week, but they are capable of offering better ones later in their career. As shown with the old players such a Frank Lampard, Chelsea can offer strong contracts.