The Barclays premier league popularly referred to as the English Premier league (EPL) is unarguably the most popular football league in the world. It is the most watched league in the world of football and sport in general. Its players enjoy a lot of TV rights and sponsorship deal.
Not only is the EPL known as the most watched league, the clubs in this league are also high spenders when it comes to players wage, as such, we bring to you the list of the top ten highest earners in the premier league.
1st Highest Earners In EPL – David De Gea
• DAVID DE GEA – The Manchester United Goalkeeper who hails from Spain is the highest paid player in the English premier league. This feat isn’t something common amongst goalkeepers but De Gea’s quality and professionalism earned him this feat. His football club (Manchester United) renewed his contract and increased his wages to €375,000 to fend off interest from clubs like Real Madrid and Paris st Germain. This renewal made David the highest paid player in the English Premeir league.
2nd Highest Earners In EPL – Mesut Ozil
• MESUT OZIL – The German International plies his trade at the red side of London. The Arsenal midfielder signed a new three and half year contract with his club, with a weekly wage of €350,000. This deal made Mesut the second highest earner in EPL. Ozil is known for his plethora of assists and defense splitting passes and has proved his worth across various clubs including Real Madrid.
3rd Highest Earners In EPL – Raheem Sterling
• RAHEEM STERLING – The England International plies his trade at the blue side of Manchester. He’s currently the highest earner in Manchester city and his wage of €300,000 per week makes him the third highest earner in EPL. He’s known for his speed and dribbling prowess and helped the club retain their EPL crown.
4th Highest Earners In EPL – Paul Pogba
• PAUL LABILE POGBA – The French starboy joined Manchester United from Juventus for a club record fee of €89.3m in 2016. He has gone on to help the club win major trophies like the Europa league, FA cup and community shield. Pogba is the 2nd highest earner in Manchester united; he pockets €290,000 weekly as wages.
5th Highest Earners In EPL – N’Golo Kante
• N’GOLO KANTE – Closely followed by Pogba with the same wage of €290,000 is his fellow country man Kante. The French midfielder plays for Chelsea F.C, his latest contract saw his wages increased from €150,000 to €290,000 making him the joint 4th highest earner in the Premeir league. Kante is regarded as one of the best defensive midfielder in EPL.
6th Highest Earners In EPL – K. De Bruyne
• KEVIN DE BRUYNE – The Belgian International plies his trade at Manchester City and he’s the Club’s second highest earner. De Bruyne pockets €260,000 per week after signing a new five years deal, making him the 6th highest earner in the English Premeir league.
The midfielder has captured the heart of many with his intelligent, energetic and professional display of footballing skills on the field of play. De Bruyne his regard by many has one of the best players in the league, a fact that is visible to the blind.
7th Highest Earners In EPL – Anthony Martial
• ANTHONY MARTIAL – The France international is the third Manchester United player on this list. He’s the highest earning striker in EPL and earns a sum of €250,000 as wages after signing his last contract. Anthony Martial has always performed to the best of his capability for the club and always tries to prove his worth on the field of play.
8th Highest Earners In EPL – Sergio Aguero
• SERGIO AGUERO – The Argentine Striker is unarguably one of the best strikers in the world. He has led his team Manchester City to lift various trophies and he’s the club’s record goal scorer. Aguero earns €220,000 as wages and he’s the 8th highest earners in EPL.
9th Highest Earners In EPL – Harry Kane
• HARY KANE – The England international is the first Tottenham player on the list. It is understood that his market value is always on the rise due to his insane run of form. Hary Kane keeps shattering records as a striker, he now owns the record for the most Premeir league goal in a calendar year and his currently Tottenham leading scorer in the EPL. Hary Kane earns €200,000 per week and he’s the 9th highest paid player in EPL.
10th Highest Earners In EPL – Marcus Rashford
• MARCUS RASHFORD – Coming in at the tenth position is the 4th Manchester United player on the list – Marcus Rashford. The England and Manchester United forward has made himself a vital figure in the Manchester United team. He earns €200,000 as wages.
There you have it, the list of the top earners in the English Premeir league for this year.