It has been revealed that Son Heung-min, who won a trophy on his first European football stage, receives a weekly salary of £190,000 (approximately 350 million won) this season. While he is earning the highest salary in the team, it is not considered particularly high compared to other teams.
On the 25th (local time), the British media, The Sun, published an article titled "Premier League total wages reached £4 billion (approximately 7.4 trillion won)," revealing the expenditures clubs made on wages in the 2023/24 season and a list of the highest-paid players in each team.
Tottenham paid £222 million to players, ranking seventh among EPL clubs. Son Heung-min's weekly salary of £190,000 translates to approximately £9.88 million (around 18.3 billion won) annually, making it the highest salary at Tottenham.
However, it was determined that his salary is not high compared to players from other clubs. The player with the highest weekly salary in the Premier League is Erling Haaland of Manchester City, earning £525,000 (about 970 million won), which is roughly three times more than Son Heung-min. Manchester City is the club that has spent the most on players, pouring £413 million (around 760 billion won) into their player wages.
Following that, Liverpool paid £377 million (approximately 700 billion won) to players, ranking second among Premier League clubs. Mohamed Salah, the top scorer for Liverpool, received the highest salary in the team, earning a weekly salary of £400,000 (approximately 740 million won), more than double that of Son Heung-min.
In addition, players earning a weekly salary higher than Son Heung-min include Casemiro from Manchester United (£350,000), Kai Havertz from Arsenal (£280,000), Reece James from Chelsea (£250,000), and Marcus Rashford from Aston Villa (£225,000).