Everybody knows that Premier League footballers are well paid, but which eleven players make up a best paid Premier League XI?
The likes of Mohamed Salah, Jack Grealish and Raheem Sterling have all recently signed bumper contracts at Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea respectively, as they make up part of the Premier League’s best paid XI.
Who else finds themselves in the Premier League best paid XI? Let’s take a look…
Premier League best paid XI
As you can see, the Premier League’s best paid XI is mainly made up of Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea players, with the exception of Mohamed Salah.
There are four Manchester United stars, three of Pep Guardiola’s men and also three Chelsea players alongside the Egypt international – now, let’s take a look at their salary details.
David de Gea
The Spain international is the best paid goalkeeper in England with a weekly salary of £375,000-a-week.
Annually, the Manchester United No.1 makes £19,500,000 at Old Trafford.
Kalidou Koulibaly
Koulibaly penned a bumper contract when arriving in a £34m deal from Napoli back in July 2022.
The Senegal international earns £295,000-a-week at Stamford Bridge, and a yearly salary of £15,340,000.
Raphael Varane
Varane also signed a lucrative contract when arriving in the Premier League during the summer of 2021.
The France international receives a whopping £340,000-a-week at Old Trafford, with his annual earnings at Manchester United believed to be £17,680,000.
Casemiro
Casemiro joined Manchester United in the summer of 2022, and in addition to handing Real Madrid £70m for his services, the Red Devils also offered the Brazil international £300,000-a-week.
The South American makes £15,600,000 annually.
N’Golo Kante
The energetic Chelsea midfielder has not been seen much recently as he battles against injury.
However, Kante was arguably the best in his position in the Premier League during 2018 when he signed his last contract at Chelsea, which saw his wages rise to £290,000-a-week.
The France international’s yearly earnings amount to £15,080,000.
Kevin De Bruyne
Arguably the best midfielder in Europe right now, De Bruyne has definitely earned his corn at Manchester City.
The Belgium international is actually the best paid player in the Premier League after Cristiano Ronaldo left Manchester United, earning £400,000-a-week at the Etihad Stadium.
De Bruyne makes £20,800,000 every 12 months.
Raheem Sterling
Sterling swapped Manchester City for Chelsea in a £50m deal back in July 2022.
In doing so, the England international was offered £325,000-a-week.
It equates to a yearly salary of £16,900,000.
Jack Grealish
Manchester City smashed the British transfer record when signing Grealish from Aston Villa for £100m back in August 2021.
Such a significant deal must command huge wages, with the England international receiving £300,000-a-week at the Etihad Stadium, with his annual earnings coming in at £15,600,000.
Jadon Sancho
The England international has been fairly disappointing at Manchester United since his £73m move from Borussia Dortmund back in July 2021.
However, his electirc performances in Germany convinced the Red Devils to hand him £350,000-a-week.
Sancho’s annual salary is £18,200,000.
Mohamed Salah
Liverpool calmed fears that Salah would leave for nothing in 2023 by handing him a new contract back in July.
After winning yet another Golden Boot for the Reds, Salah was offered £350,000-a-week as reward for his incredible goalscoring heroics.
The Egyptian makes £18,200,000-a-year.
Erling Haaland
The Norway international has taken English football by storm since joining from Borussia Dortmund, scoring 21 goals in his first 15 Premier League appearances.
Haaland receives £375,000-a-week from Manchester City, which is a yearly salary of £19,500,000.
If he keeps scoring goals at this rate, the Manchester City No.9 is surely in line for a pay rise.
In total, with all of the above’s yearly earnings combined, this Premier League XI is worth an incredible £192m-a-year.
All salary figures are provided by Spotrac
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