Transfermarkt have provided a top 20 ranking of Serie A players in terms of how much they cost their respective clubs per season, and there is only one AC Milan player present.
Milan have become known since their change of ownership to Elliott Management back in 2018 and subsequent sale to RedBird Capital for limiting the amount they spend on players.
The managements have pursued a strategy of sustainable spending by not overpaying in terms of transfer fees and trying to keep a sensible cap when it comes to wages too.
This is reflected in the ranking of Serie A players by yearly cost, which adds together the amortisation of their transfer fee for that year (total cost of fee divided by number of years on contract) plus the gross salary that they will receive.
Milan’s only representative is down in 17th place and it is Rafael Leao with an annual cost to the club of €12.1m, which factors in the renewal that he signed last May at €7m net inclusive of bonuses.
By comparison, Juventus have six players in the ranking – two of them over €23m per year – and Inter have six too. Roma have three, Napoli have three and Atalanta have one.
