• Mesut Ozil leads the highest earners at Arsenal, pocketing £350,000 per week. That would have dropped to £306,250 if he had accepted a 12.5 per cent cut. Swipe to see what his team-mates are paid. All figures according to spotrac.com. AFP
    Mesut Ozil leads the highest earners at Arsenal, pocketing £350,000 per week. That would have dropped to £306,250 if he had accepted a 12.5 per cent cut. Swipe to see what his team-mates are paid. All figures according to spotrac.com. AFP
  • Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - £200,000 falls to £175,000. AFP
    Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - £200,000 falls to £175,000. AFP
  • Alexandre Lacazette - £182,051 down to £159,294. AFP
    Alexandre Lacazette - £182,051 down to £159,294. AFP
  • Nicolas Pepe - £140,000 down to £122,500. Reuters
    Nicolas Pepe - £140,000 down to £122,500. Reuters
  • David Luiz - £125,673 to £109,964. AFP
    David Luiz - £125,673 to £109,964. AFP
  • Hector Bellerin - £110,000 falls to £96,250. AFP
    Hector Bellerin - £110,000 falls to £96,250. AFP
  • Sead Kolasinac - £100,000 down to £87,500. Reuters
    Sead Kolasinac - £100,000 down to £87,500. Reuters
  • Bernd Leno - £100,000 drops to £87,500. Reuters
    Bernd Leno - £100,000 drops to £87,500. Reuters
  • Granit Xhaka - £100,000 to £87,500. AFP
    Granit Xhaka - £100,000 to £87,500. AFP
  • Sokratis Papastathopoulos - £92,000 drops to £80,500. Reuters
    Sokratis Papastathopoulos - £92,000 drops to £80,500. Reuters
  • Shkodran Mustafi - £90,000 falls to £78,750. Reuters
    Shkodran Mustafi - £90,000 falls to £78,750. Reuters
  • Lucas Torreira - £75,000 down to £65,625. AFP
    Lucas Torreira - £75,000 down to £65,625. AFP
  • Dani Ceballos - £51,923 to £45,432. Reuters
    Dani Ceballos - £51,923 to £45,432. Reuters
  • Calum Chambers - £50,000 down to £43,750. Reuters
    Calum Chambers - £50,000 down to £43,750. Reuters
  • Matteo Guendouzi - £40,000 to £35,000. AFP
    Matteo Guendouzi - £40,000 to £35,000. AFP
  • Ainsley Maitland-Niles - £35,000 to £30,625. Reuters
    Ainsley Maitland-Niles - £35,000 to £30,625. Reuters
  • Rob Holding - £25,000 down to £21,875. Reuters
    Rob Holding - £25,000 down to £21,875. Reuters
  • Emiliano Martinez - £21,667 drops to £18,958. Reuters
    Emiliano Martinez - £21,667 drops to £18,958. Reuters

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How much money will Mesut Ozil and Arsenal squad waive if they agree to 30% wage cuts?

The Premier League wants players to take a 30 per cent pay cut to cope with financial losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic

Steve Luckings and Dominic Hart

April 04, 2020

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The Premier League wants footballers from the division's 20 clubs to take a 30 per cent pay cut to cope with losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Here we take a look at how those proposals will affect the highest earners at Arsenal, who are ninth in the table on 40 points.

The money the players agree to forgo is expected to go to good causes, including protective equipment for frontline health workers and towards salaries of non-playing staff members also forced to take wage cuts.

Above is a picture gallery of Arsenal's highest earning players and how much they stand to forgo in the event of agreeing a 30 per cent wage cut.

Move on to the next image by clicking on the arrows, or if using a mobile device, simply swipe.

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