Overview
- The Sunday Times Tax List estimates that ten Premier League players together paid more than £100 million to the Treasury over a 12‑month period.
- Erling Haaland topped the football rankings with an estimated £16.9 million paid, with Mohamed Salah next on £14.5 million based on the latest filed company accounts.
- Further leading contributors included Casemiro (£10.9m), Raheem Sterling (£9.8m), Virgil van Dijk (about £9.7m), Bernardo Silva and Bruno Fernandes (about £9m), Omar Marmoush (£8.8m), and Arsenal’s Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz (just under £8m each).
- HM Treasury says it will legislate in the Finance Bill 2026–27 to treat image‑rights payments as employment income with effect from 6 April 2027.
- HMRC reports it recovered an additional £192.3 million from clubs, players and agents between April 2022 and March 2024 as part of ongoing tax enforcement.