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Elliott Jackson

Ed Woodward's salary compared with rivals after latest Manchester United accounts

Manchester United Chief Executive Ed Woodward is the highest-paid Director across the Premier League.

Figures from the club's latest accounts show that the Woodward was paid £3.087million last year, a small decrease from his £3.16million salary 12 months prior.

It means Woodward has earned a colossal £21million since he replaced David Gill in 2013 as United's Chief Executive.

According to data published by Swiss Ramble, it makes Woodward the highest paid Director in the top-flight, just ahead of Tottenham's Daniel Levy.

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The Spurs owner has earned a reputation for being a tight operator in the boardroom and came under fire when the club put 550 members of staff on furlough, although they later reversed that decision after widespread criticism.

Levy is well paid by Tottenham though at just under £3million per year, with Crystal Palace coming in third with a salary of £2.6million.

Chelsea and Liverpool fall next in the standings, with the latter paying just below the £2million-mark and less than Bournemouth, last season.

Brighton, Fulham, West Ham and Everton all pay more than Arsenal, who are 11th with a wage of 846K.

Leicester City and Newcastle United are the lowest paying clubs at just 250K.

Woodward came under criticism last year for his role in discussions over the biggest rebrand of English football since the Premier League, 'Project Big Picture'.

In December, he finally broke his silence on the proposal, saying: "While our strong commercial business puts us in a more resilient position than many clubs, these remain exceptionally challenging times for everyone in football, and especially for clubs in the lower divisions.

"We have been pushing the rest of the Premier League to provide emergency assistance to the EFL on a no-strings-attached basis and we will also remain at the forefront of discussions about reforms to improve the long-term financial sustainability of the entire English football pyramid.

"A strong Premier League and a financially sustainable and robust pyramid are both crucial to the health of the national game and that’s the principle we will continue to pursue within the strategic review recently launched by the Premier League.

"Those objectives were at the heart of our involvement in Project Big Picture. It’s important to reflect that this was a work in progress. It was not a behind-closed-doors power grab; only draft proposals and a discussion document. The next step would have been to roll them out to all stakeholders in search of consensus."

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