In The Last 5 Years, 9 English Clubs Have Spent More Than Rp. 10 Trillion To Pay For Injured Players

Paul Pogba (Instagram @ManUtd)

JAKARTA - This is one of the least discussed topics in soccer. However, there is a very real problem - how much do clubs pay for injured players?

Yes, of course the stars who stepped aside were getting the full pay of their already very high salaries. That means everything is written in their mega-dollar contract.

In just the last five years, nine top clubs have had to pay more than £ 500 million (Rp10 trillion) the salaries of injured players.

Bonusfinder has calculated the numbers to determine how much each Premier League club has spent on injured players' salaries since the 2016/17 season.

Manchester United are top of the list, having lost more than £ 100 million over the past five seasons. The Red Devils had 6378 player injury days in that time, meaning 1,105 matches have been missed.

Arsenal are in second place with a figure of under 80 million pounds (Rp1, 6 trillion). Uniquely, the Gunners have suffered more injuries than United and have missed more matches than any other team in the league with 6577 and 1122, respectively.

Defending champions Manchester City are third, with £ 73million (£ 90million) being paid to players who are unable to do their job.

The Sky Blues have suffered fewer injuries than most of their rivals. However, the higher bill of salaries does not reflect well here.

Liverpool closed the top four positions. They lost £ 72 million (Rp1.44 trillion) on 5,960 injury days and 983 games missed. It's no secret that injuries have wreaked havoc on their current season.

West Ham and Crystal Palace lost £ 63 million (Rp1.26 trillion) and £ 60 million (Rp1.20 trillion), respectively, while Tottenham lost £ 55 million (Rp1.1 trillion) because their players suffered 5170 injury days.

Chelsea sit just below them with £ 53million, and are fortunate to have bagged only 3839 injury days, not far from half of Arsenal's tally.

In case you were wondering, Paul Pogba was the one who hurt his team the most. The French player only undermined the Red Devils' finances worth 17 million pounds (Rp3.41 trillion) during his time out.

Kevin de Bruyne and Andy Carroll complete the top three positions with £ 11.5 million.