Alexander Isak just makes the top 10 highest earners in the Premier League after signing a Liverpool contract that sees the new record signing trouser the same amount as Arsenal’s best-paid star…
Isak completed an acrimonious move to Anfield on Deadline Day, copping a hefty pay-rise in the process.
Still, there are nine players, including two new team-mates, paid more than British football’s most expensive star.
This ranking is based on weekly wages only – no bonuses included – with most figures sourced from Capology.
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10) Alexander Isak (Liverpool) – £280,000 a week
Isak will be paid £14.56m a year, the same as Arsenal’s highest earner, Kai Havertz. That’s 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.
9) 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.
8) 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 has 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.
7) 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 Casemiro’s accounts but Fernandes is more than worth it to the Red Devils. Without him, things would have been even bleaker.
6) 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.
5) Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) – £325,000 a week
Arsenal copped for around 30% of Sterling’s salary when he was on loan at the Emirates last season but he’s all Chelsea’s problem now. The Blues are working to find a solution but you can’t blame Sterling for sitting tight until he’s paid what he is contractually owed.
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, but we remain to see if that remains the case through the deal he recently penned to stay for two more seasons.
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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. United have tried to shift his salary off their books but with a year to go, so far, there have been no takers. Sounds like a job for the Saudi lads.
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. The new deal earned the striker a £2.6million-a-year pay rise and though £41million over two years might terrify the weirdos who think a footballer is finished at 30, it would have cost a sh*te sight more to replace him.
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.