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Wigan's wage bill shoots up on Championship promotion

PA Images | Their wage bill rose to £19.4 million from £11.7 million the season before with the club having invested £7.1 million on new players in the period.

Wigan's wage bill rose by 66 per cent following promotion to the Championship, the club said in a statement on their financial results for last year.

Turnover increased due to increased Premier League solidarity payments and EFL central distributions, but so did their pre-tax loss.

11 March 2020 - 9:15 AM

By Emil Gjerding Nielson

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