The HUGE average Premier League wages Brighton are competing against - and the change over the last 25 seasons

Brighton & Hove Albion have not been in the Premier League that long. But during their time wages have continued to soar to a staggering amount.

Unsurprisingly, the Premier League now stands well ahead of the other European leagues which make up the ‘top 5’ when it comes to being the highest payers. The Seagulls have not been shy in spending big to compete with rivals in the top flight but are still being outspent by many of the other sides.

Click and scroll through to see the average first-team football wages including bonuses in the Premier League across the past quarter of a century.