Manchester United paid out nearly £34m in wages to players unable to play because of injury in just two seasons, according to a new study.
The Old Trafford club's squad suffered a total of 84 injuries during the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons, costing them £33.84m in wages paid to players on the treatment table.
In total, Premier League clubs pay an average of £123.3m in wages to injured players each season, say insurance broker JLT Specialty.
In the 2012-13 and 2013-14 campaigns combined, Arsenal paid £30.6m to injured players, Manchester City £30.2m, Tottenham £19.9m and
Liverpool £16.5m.COST OF INJURIES TO PREMIER LEAGUE CLUBS (2012-13 AND 2013-14)
Manchester United £33,840,768
Arsenal £30,604,694
Manchester City £30,212,265
Tottenham Hotspur £19,926,758
Liverpool £16,569,292Aston Villa £16,035,976
Newcastle United £13,064,837
West Ham United £11,240,222
Chelsea £8,980,967
Fulham £7,621,819
West Bromwich Albion £7,185,590
Southampton £7,024,771
Everton £6,177,705
Norwich City £6,074,834
Swansea City £5,909,181
Sunderland £5,672,297
Stoke City £3,719,430
QPR £3,572,728
Reading £3,212,191
Wigan Athletic £2,921,152
Crystal Palace £2,555,450
Cardiff City £2,431,789
Hull City £1,997,756
Grand Total £246,552,475
Source: JLT Specialty
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