Top Earners: Who is the Highest Paid Player in the Premier League?

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Haaland is the highest paid player in the Premier League. BeSoccer

The Premier League is awash with talent. It's why it's regularly branded the greatest league on the planet. But, like everything in life, you pay for quality and even at the foot of the table wage bills exceed £40million per year. Towards the top, the biggest stars are earning almost that much per year!

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What is worth saying is that the highest-paid doesn't always mean the best. This season you won't find the likes of Cole Palmer, Bukayo Saka, Phil Foden or even Ballon d'Or winner Rodri in the top seven highest earners. So, who does make the list for 2025?

Who is the Highest Paid Player in the Premier League?

1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City)

It's perhaps no surprise to see Erling Haaland at the top of the list. After all, he scored 38 goals in just 45 games last term and helped Manchester City become only the second club to win a domestic treble.

He recently signed a bumper nine-and-a-half-year contract worth £525,000 per week, despite the 115 charges hanging over the club and while that may be a gamble for Haaland, it's a bargain for City, who will get Haaland's best years and a player that will no doubt break all manner of goalscoring records over the coming years.

Upon signing his contract, Haaland said: "Manchester City is a special club, full of fantastic people with amazing supporters and it's the type of environment that helps bring the best out of everybody."

2. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)

Haaland's captain, Kevin De Bruyne is the second of three City players to make the list, with De Bruyne currently raking in £400,000 per week. Since joining the Blues a decade ago he's become one of the Premier League's all-time greats, picking up six league titles, two FA Cups, five EFL Cups and the Champions League.

His deal runs out at the end of the season, where he'll be 34-years-old and his future is still uncertain with the Belgian becoming more of a bit-part player this term.

3. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

Another high-earner with an uncertain future is Liverpool icon Mo Salah. Since the beginning of the 2024/25 season the gossip columns have been rife with predictions on where the Egyptian will be playing his football come August and it's still unknown.

Contract talks have been difficult at Anfield, with the Reds unlikely to pay beyond the £350,000 per week they're currently offering their star. Salah will be 33-years-old by the time 2025/26 starts and it's a lot to pay for a man with only a few years left in him. However, Saudi Arabia will certainly have no issues shelling out that cash.

The only certainty with Salah at present is that he is one of the world's greatest players and a shoe-in for the 2025 Ballon d'Or. He's in scintillating form for Liverpool and he will win the title with them this season. The perfect sign-off?

4. Casemiro (Manchester United)

While Manchester United have long been a commercial success, the last few years have seen them not quite get it right on the pitch. United just haven’t quite cracked it in the transfer market since Fergie left, and that’s having an effect on the pitch and league table.

In theory, Casemiro didn’t feel too much like a gamble when he came in for £70million on a £350,000 per week deal. After all, he won it all with Real Madrid and has long been one of the world’s best midfielders. But that just hasn’t been the case since arriving at Old Trafford, not only burning United’s bankroll but putting in some average performances. That’s to the point where owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe recently implied he was "not good enough" and "overpaid", while Jamie Carragher famously said: "Leave the football before the football leaves you". It perhaps is a matter of time before he moves on, but we shouldn't forget the successful 10 years he had at Real Madrid.

5. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United)

Another player in crisis at Manchester United but earning a significant amount per week is Marcus Rashford. He signed a five-year contract at the end of the 2022/23 season worth £325,000 but has struggled to find any consistent form in more recent seasons.

Currently on loan at Aston Villa, he is expected to leave Old Trafford in the summer where it's unlikely he'll remain a part of this list.

6. Jack Grealish (Manchester City)

Jack Grealish arrived at Manchester City in 2021 for a record transfer fee for an English player and has had his ups and downs under Pep Guardiola since joining. It took him a while to find his flow under a more structured tactician but by the treble winning season he was a permanent fixture in the starting eleven.

Earning £300,000 per week, he's among the top earners at City and at just 29-years-old, there's plenty of time for the winger to lift more trophies with the club.