It can be hard for football fans sometimes when they see a player at their favourite club earning an awful lot of money without doing a whole lot.
Harry Maguire had some low moments in his debut season at Manchester United, but at least he played in every single minute of the campaign.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, Arsenal paid Mesut Ozil £350,000-per-week for just 1,488 minutes of action.
The Gunners were not the only team to not get much back on their investments in 2019/20, though.
BettingOdds.com have carried out a study into every Premier League team’s highest-paid player per minute played, and some of the figures involved are enough to make you want to pull your hair out.
Chelsea’s Michy Batshuayi, who earns £100,000-per-week, played just 226 minutes in the league. That’s £23,009-per-minute.
But that’s nothing compared to Everton’s Oumar Niasse…
Every Premier League club’s most-costly player
Arsenal: Mesut Ozil
- Minutes played: 1,488
- Weekly wage: £350,000
- Paid per minute: £9,669
Aston Villa: Borja Baston
- Minutes played: 16
- Weekly wage: £55,000
- Paid per minute: £89,375
Brighton & Hove Albion: Gaeten Bong
- Minutes played: 57
- Weekly wage: £20,192
- Paid per minute: £9,210
Burnley: Robbie Brady
- Minutes played: 450
- Weekly wage: £35,000
- Paid per minute: £3,811
Chelsea: Michy Batshuayi
- Minutes played: 226
- Weekly wage: £100,000
- Paid per minute: £23,009
Crystal Palace: Connor Wickham
- Minutes played: 90
- Weekly wage: £60,000
- Paid per minute: £10,667
Everton: Oumar Niasse
- Minutes played: 19
- Weekly wage: £55,000
- Paid per minute: £138,947
Leicester City: Nampalys Mendy
- Minutes played: 291
- Weekly wage: £50,000
- Paid per minute: £8,935
Liverpool: Adam Lallana
- Minutes played: 374
- Weekly wage: £110,000
- Paid per minute: £15,294
Manchester City: Sergio Aguero
- Minutes played: 1,456
- Weekly wage: £230,135
- Paid per minute: £6,322
Manchester United: Phil Jones
- Minutes played: 135
- Weekly wage: £75,000
- Paid per minute: £18,333
Newcastle United: Yoshinori Muto
- Minutes played: 207
- Weekly wage: £54,000
- Paid per minute: £11,739
Norwich City: Josip Drmic
- Minutes played: 637
- Weekly wage: £54,000
- Paid per minute: £11,739
Sheffield United: Jack Rodwell
- Minutes played: 15
- Weekly wage: £8,500
- Paid per minute: £14,733
Southampton: Sofiane Boufal
- Minutes played: 760
- Weekly wage: £65,000
- Paid per minute: £3,849
Tottenham Hotspur: Juan Foyth
- Minutes played: 66
- Weekly wage: £21,500
- Paid per minute: £12,053
Watford: Joao Pedro
- Minutes played: 22
- Weekly wage: £23,000
- Paid per minute: £26,136
West Ham United: Carlos Sanchez
- Minutes played: 113
- Weekly wage: £50,000
- Paid per minute: £21,239
Wolves: Morgan Gibbs-White
- Minutes played: 126
- Weekly wage: £30,000
- Paid per minute: £8,751
Everton will be absolutely delighted to get Niasse off their wage bill.
Paying a player £138,947-per-minute of action is certainly a sign of mismanagement within the club.
The coronavirus pandemic has increased the need for clubs to get it right financially ahead of a potentially slower few years.