Updated  Sep 9, 2026, 3:15 PM GMT+1

Matt specialises in football analysis, transfer insight and original feature writing across the Premier League, EFL and Scottish football.

A sports writer for 15 years, Matt graduated with a BA in Sports Journalism in 2018 and has developed particular expertise in Arsenal and the wider Premier League while also reporting on clubs including Tottenham Hotspur, Leeds United, Celtic, Rangers and teams across the EFL. He joined Football FanCast as part of its writing team in 2019 before progressing to Assistant Editor and then becoming a Senior Editor in 2021.

His work combines authoritative reporting with data-led analysis, tactical insight and informed transfer assessment. Matt regularly examines how players fit into different systems, what their underlying numbers reveal about their performances and whether transfer targets represent realistic solutions for clubs. His analysis aims to go beyond the headline, explaining not just what has happened but what it means for a team, manager or player.

Matt's journalism has also appeared through the Press Association, with his work featured by Sky Sports and the Daily Mail. He previously served as Arsenal and Premier League Editor at VAVEL and gained first-hand club-media experience with Chesterfield FC. Over his career, he has interviewed figures including Arsène Wenger, Ray Parlour, Alan Smith, Lucy Bronze and Steph Houghton. Matt's voice has been heard across Arsenal Fan TV and Love Sport Radio.

Through his reporting, analysis and features, Matt brings readers credible football insight grounded in research, statistics, tactical understanding and years of experience covering the professional game.

Today, Matt leads Football FanCast's features team as Senior Editor, overseeing the publication's opinion coverage while helping shape its overall editorial standards and content strategy.

In order to get there, the Gunners went big in the transfer market in the summer of 2025 with the likes of Eberechi Eze and Viktor Gyokeres arriving for big money and on huge wages.

The summer of 2026 was a tamer affair but it did not stop them from signing Bruno Guimaraes in a £75m deal. He has become one of the highest-paid players in the English top flight since moving, but where he does he rank on Arsenal's wage bill?

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Here's all you need to know about the weekly salaries being earned at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal goalkeeper salaries

David Raya has won three Golden Glove awards in a row for the most clean sheets in the Premier League across a single season. He's arguably the best in the division, perhaps even the best in the world. That said, he's still not the highest-earning goalkeeper in English football; that honour goes to Manchester City's Gianluigi Donnarumma who takes home £265k-per-week.

Raya's understudies take home the same amount between them which is very much befitting of their status as number two and number three goalkeepers.

Arsenal defender salaries

So, how much does the best defence in European football earn? A lot is the short answer. Arsenal's backline have drawn widespread acclaim for many years now. It's taken them to Premier League glory and very nearly to Champions League glory. Very few back fours in world football can say they've kept PSG's effervescent attack quiet for as long as they did.

The top earning defender at the club is William Saliba. He's one of the best centre-backs in the world, if not the best. Remarkbly, he is earning £100k-per-week more than his good mate Gabriel Magalhaes. Could a new contract be in the offing for the big Brazilian soon?

Arsenal midfielder salaries

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Arsenal have the best defensive line in the world and they certainly have one of the best midfields too. If Guimaraes, Rice and Odegaard are injured then fear not, they can still call upon World Cup winners Martin Zubimendi and Mikel Merino, as well as wonderkid Myles Lewis-Skelly.

The highest-earning midfielder is Bruno who joined from Newcastle in the summer of 2026. Only 12 players earn more than him across the entire Premier League.

Not far behind him is captain Odegaard and arguably Arsenal's most important player, Mr Rice. Lewis-Skelly earns a considerably lower wage compared to the rest of his teammates, indicating a pay rise may be on the cards before too long.

Arsenal forward salaries

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Arsenal tried incredibly hard to sign a marquee forward in the summer of 2026. They wanted Vinicius Junior, a player who would have no doubt slotted in at the top of their wage bill.

Who is at the top of the tree? Well, unsurprisingly, starboy Bukayo Saka is their highest earner, taking home a whopping £300k-per-week. Not far behind him is Kai Havertz who has become the club's leading marksman in 2026/27 at Gyokeres' expense.

The Gunners cleared out a huge part of their wage bill when they sold Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus, meaning there should be room for manouvre in the next couple of transfer windows.

Max Dowman currently earns just £350-a-week but will sign a professional contract in December 2026 when he turns 17, putting him on £35k-per-week.