Learn about Sunderland Association Football Club wages and players' salaries for the 2025/2026 season. Sunderland AFC is a household name in English football and is one of the teams with a significant wage bill this season. This list shows the club's players and their weekly salaries from the highest paid to the lowest this season: 1. Granit Xhaka - £110,000 and £5.7m per year Granit Xhaka is currently the highest paid player at Sunderland with a weekly salary of £110,000 which totals £5.7m per year at the club. The Swiss footballer is known for his position as a forward. Granit Xhaka is a household name in English football having played for Arsenal FC for several seasons and winning two FA Cup and Community Shield with the club. He also won the Bundesliga and German Cup with Bayer Leverkusen. Granit Xhaka has also played for FC Basel where he won two Swiss Super League and the Swiss Cup. His performance earned him the Swiss Footballer of the Year three times. 2. Nordi Mukiele...