Fee paid · Book value · Market value · Weekly wage · Fitness · Verdict. Every player, one page.
Total squad wage bill£2.78M/wk · £144.5M/yrWages unavailable (injured/banned)~£515K/wkTotal squad market value~£985MTotal fees paid (current squad)~£1.05BBook value vs market value deficitsee belowTotal squad wage bill£2.78M/wk · £144.5M/yrWages unavailable (injured/banned)~£515K/wkTotal squad market value~£985MTotal fees paid (current squad)~£1.05BBook value vs market value deficitsee below
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Full Squad Audit
Value efficiency
Market Value ÷ Annual Wage
Adjusted score = market value ÷ true annual cost × minutes weight × injury factor. True cost = wage/yr + fee ÷ contract length. Full weight at 900+ mins, linear below. Source: Transfermarkt, all competitions.
▲ Top 5 — getting more than they cost
▼ Bottom 5 — wage outrunning value
Adjusted score = market value ÷ true annual cost × minutes weight × injury factor. True cost = wage/yr + fee ÷ contract length. Full weight at 900+ mins (≈10 full games), linear below. Minutes: Transfermarkt, all competitions. ·
Mudryk excluded — banned, £0 market value. ·
Colwill excluded — TM value pre-ACL. ·
Acheampong, Slonina, Essugo excluded — academy/unused. · Jörgensen, Guiu excluded — backup keeper & bit-part; structural low minutes. · Sarr, Jackson excluded — on loan. ·
Hato excluded — 20yrs, still developing. ·
TM values are a guide. PL players routinely sell 20–40% above TM. Read directionally. · Consume with £1.166B worth of salt.
Market values: Transfermarkt (Mar 2026) · Wages: Capology (estimates)
Book value = fee ÷ contract length × remaining years · Academy/free signings = £0 book value Amortisation methodology: Pre-July 2023 signings amortised over full contract length — UEFA's 5-year cap was not applied retroactively, meaning Chelsea's long-contract loophole still applies to those deals (Fofana, Cucurella, Badiashile, Mudryk, Enzo). Post-July 2023 signings capped at 5 years per UEFA Financial Sustainability Regulations. Contract extensions reset the amortisation clock for up to 5 years from the extension date (Palmer, Aug 2024). All figures are estimates.
Unofficial fan project · Not financial advice · KTBFFH
Related analysis
This audit sits inside the wider BlueCo model: transfer fees, wages, market value, availability and resale pressure all feed into Chelsea's squad-cost story.