Full list: 10 players with the biggest wage increases after transfers

Ollie Watkins reportedly secured the biggest pay rise on the list after leaving Aston Villa for Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal. His weekly salary is said to have risen from £130,000 to £410,618, an increase of £280,618.

The former Aston Villa forward spent six years in the Premier League before signing a reported three-year contract with Al Hilal. The new deal more than triples his previous weekly earnings.

Rodri ranks second after his reported move from Manchester City to Barcelona. The midfielder’s weekly wages are said to have increased from £220,000 to £444,782, making him Barcelona’s highest earner according to the figures cited.

Elliot Anderson follows, with his reported salary rising from £40,000 at Nottingham Forest to £250,000 at Manchester City. Crysencio Summerville’s earnings reportedly climbed from £45,000 at West Ham to £234,709 after joining Al Hilal.

Enzo Fernández is also said to have nearly doubled his wages, from £180,000 at Chelsea to £350,000 at Manchester City. City reportedly paid £125 million for the midfielder, making him the club’s record signing. Gabriel Martinelli, whose transfer to Al Hilal had not been officially confirmed in the figures provided, was reportedly set for an increase from £180,000 to about £330,646 a week. Marco Palestra’s reported salary rose from £4,599 to £150,000, one of the largest percentage increases on the list.