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From Barcelona to West Ham: Top 20 club wage levels

The likes of Real Madrid, Manchester United and Aston Villa make the list of the top 20 most expensive wage bills

UEFA has revealed the top 20 clubs in Europe who pay the most in wages, and there are some surprising names on the list!

The likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid and PSG are, of course, near the very top of the ranking, but the likes of Everton, Wolfsburg and, amazingly, Aston Villa also make the top 20.

Take a look at the list!

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#20 West Ham United

Wages: €114m. Year-on-year growth: 20%. % of total revenue: 59%. Multiple of the league average: 0.7x Getty Images

#19 Aston Villa

Wages: €125m | Year-on-year growth: 14% | % of total revenue: 85% | Multiple of the league average: 0.8x MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images

#18 Inter Milan

Wages: €127m Year-on-year growth: 6%. % of total revenue: 63% Multiple of the league average: 1.9x

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#17 Everton

Wages: €128m. Year-on-year growth: 27%. % of total revenue: 78%. Multiple of the league average: 0.8x Getty Images

#16 VfL Wolfsburg

Wages: €134m. Year-on-year growth: 11%. % of total revenue: 57%. Multiple of the league average: 1.8x Getty Images

#15 Atletico Madrid

Wages: €137m. Year-on-year growth: 31%. % of total revenue: 60%. Multiple of the league average: 1.9x Getty Images

#14 Tottenham Hotspur

Wages: €140m. Year-on-year growth: -1%. % of total revenue: 50%. Multiple of the league average: 0.9x Stuart Franklin/Bongarts/Getty Images

#13 Borussia Dortmund

Wages: €140m. Year-on-year growth: 19%. % of total revenue: 49%. Multiple of the league average: 1.9x

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#12 AS Roma

Wages: €156m. Year-on-year growth: 14%. % of total revenue: 71%. Multiple of the league average: 2.3x

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#11 Milan

Wages: €161m. Year-on-year growth: -2%. % of total revenue: 72%. Multiple of the league average: 2.4x

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#10 Juventus

Wages: €221m. Year-on-year growth: 12%. % of total revenue: 65%. Multiple of the league average: 3.2x

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#9 Arsenal

Wages: €263m. Year-on-year growth: 5 %. % of total revenue: 55%. Multiple of the league average: 1.7x

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#8 FC Bayern Munich

Wages: €270m. Year-on-year growth: 14%. % of total revenue: 46%. Multiple of the league average: 3.6x

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#7 Liverpool

Wages: €281m. Year-on-year growth: 30%. % of total revenue: 69%. Multiple of the league average: 1.8x

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#6 PSG

Wages: €292m. Year-on-year growth: 15%. % of total revenue: 54%. Multiple of the league average: 5.7x

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#5 Manchester City

Wages: €294m. Year-on-year growth: 6 %. % of total revenue: 55%. Multiple of the league average: 1.9x Getty Images

#4 Chelsea

Wages: €298m. Year-on-year growth: 5 %. % of total revenue: 68%. Multiple of the league average: 1.9x Getty

#3 Real Madrid

Wages: €307m. Year-on-year growth: 6 %. % of total revenue: 49%. Multiple of the league average: 4.3x Getty Images

#2 Manchester United

Wages: €321m. Year-on-year growth: 21%. % of total revenue: 47%. Multiple of the league average: 2.1x

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#1 FC Barcelona

Wages: €372m. Year-on-year growth: 9%. % of total revenue: 60%. Multiple of the league average: 5.2x