Mikel Arteta has been criticised over the revelation (Picture: Getty)

Arsenal fans have been left shocked after learning which player is the club’s highest earner, who is pocketing £275,000 every week.

The revelation has caused somewhat of a meltdown on social media with many Gunners supporters left angry and confused.

Some fans have even called for Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and sporting director Edu to be sacked after hearing the news.

It was Arsenal transfer guru David Ornstein, speaking on The Athletic Football Podcast, who revealed that the Gunners’ top earner is surprisingly Kai Havertz.

The north Londoners raised eyebrows when they splashed out £65m to sign the Germany international this summer after three underwhelming years at Chelsea.
Arteta has attempted to mould Havertz into more of a midfielder rather than a forward since his switch to the Emirates and he produced five goals and one assist across 30 games for the north Londoners.

‘He’s on a high salary,’ Ornstein said. ‘His basic salary is in the region of £275k-a-week. That has matched what he was on at Chelsea.’

Kai Havertz earns more than any other player at Arsenal (Picture: Getty)

Arsenal fans have reacted to the news on X, formerly known as Twitter, with @aliftbll posting: ‘Lost the title to [Manchester] City and they thought the way to bridge that gap was to spend £65m on Kai Havertz and give him the highest salary in the squad"

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