Who are the Premier League’s highest-paid players? Liverpool, Man City trios in top 10 | OneFootball

Raheem Sterling agreed to rip up his Chelsea deal this week, assumingly because Chelsea coughed a hefty portion of the £25million or so they were contractually obliged to pay him until summer 2027.

That makes Sterling a free-agent but sees him lose his status as one of the Premier League’s highest-paid players.

It also leaves Chelsea without an entry in the top 10, which is dominated by Manchester City and Liverpool.

This ranking is based on base salary only – no bonuses included – with most figures sourced from Capology.

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10) Kai Havertz (Arsenal) – £280,000 a week Arsenal had to give Havertz a little bump up when they signed him from Chelsea, where he was already on a quarter of a million per week. That sweetener adds up to £1.5million a year.

9) Alexander Isak (Liverpool) – £280,000 a week Isak is being paid £14.56m a year, an increase of 133 per cent on the £120,000-a-week salary he was trousering at Newcastle. Which is not unreasonable since his agent can point to Isak’s status as British football’s most-expensive player. Which he will have to justify when he’s back from injury.

8) Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) – £295,000 a week The first of four Manchester City entries in the top 10 and perhaps one of the more surprising names on the list. His agent played a blinder when he moved to City because the striker was only on just north of £33,000 a week at Eintracht Frankfurt.

7) Jack Grealish (Manchester City/Everton) – £300,000 a week It is no surprise to see Grealish on such an extraordinary salary since it was negotiated when he became English football’s first £100million purchase, before Pep Guardiola had sussed that he didn’t fancy the star after all. Grealish joined Everton on loan, with the Toffees liable for £225,000 a week, making him their highest-paid player by a margin of £100,000 a week, while City top up the rest. So it’s especially sickening for the Merseysiders that he may miss the rest of the season.

6) Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) – £300,000 a week United probably wept weekly when similar amounts left their coffers to be deposited into Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford’s accounts but Fernandes is more than worth it to the Red Devils. Without him, things would have been even bleaker.

Bruno Fernandes passing grades courtesy of Gradient Sports.

5) Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) – £300,000 a week Silva is in the final season of his £15.6million-a-year salary at City. The Portugal star reportedly doubled his money when he signed a new contract in 2023.

4) Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) – £350,000 a week Van Dijk is on almost double the salary he signed for when joining Liverpool in 2018. Few would argue the captain hasn’t been worth his money up to this season, but it is now a matter for debate.

3) Casemiro (Manchester United) – £350,000 a week United almost doubled Casemiro’s Real Madrid wage and, at first, he looked good value for money. Then…he did not. The Brazilian is earning his coin again but only until the summer when there will be no renewal.

2) Mo Salah (Liverpool) – £400,000 a week Liverpool fans were relieved earlier this year to see Salah end a season-long saga by putting pen to paper for two more years. A £2.6million-a-year pay rise was viewed as more than worth it to keep the Egyptian around – and to spare the cost of replacing him – but half a season later, we’re considerably less sure.

1) Erling Haaland (Manchester City) – £525,000 a week We’re told that there were months of negotiations before Haaland signed his deal for 10 (TEN) seasons which makes us wonder: where the hell was his agents’ starting point?! It is obviously a very cushy deal for Haaland, but also a massive ‘f*** you’ from City to, well, everyone.