10 Richest Premier League footballers

Manchester City Sergio Aguero

10. Sergio Aguero, Manchester City – £24m

Arrived at the Etihad Stadium in 2011 for a whopping £38m and is said to earn around £9.6m a year with the Citizens and is midway through a five-year deal with the club.

Therefore this fortune is only set to go up – especially if the Argentine can score goals as important as the last minute winner that earned them the title in 2012.

Yaya Toure Manchester City

9. Yaya Toure, Manchester City – £25m

Aguero’s City team-mate now and a midfielder who upon first arriving in England in 2009 from Barcelona was reported to be the highest paid player in Premier League history.

Toure signed a new deal with the side last year which will see him continue to earn £210,000-a-week until 2017.

Fernando Torres Chelsea

8. Fernando Torres, Chelsea – £26m

May not have set the world alight since a British record £50m transfer to Stamford Bridge in January 2011, but the striker’s wages ensure he remains one of the richest.

With a salary of £175,000-a-week there could be few Blues fans that wince at this outlay when they see what Torres does on the pitch each week.

Ryan Giggs Manchester United

7. Ryan Giggs, Manchester United – £27m

Having spent over two decades at arguably the biggest and often richest club in the world it’s perhaps surprising to not see Giggs further up this list.

Now a player/coach at Old Trafford the Welshman never really pushed the endorsements and sponsorship as much as counterpart David Beckham, but is still a very wealthy man.

John Terry Chelsea

5=. John Terry, Chelsea – £29m

As captain of one of the most successful teams of the last 10 years Terry has understandably done well out of Roman Abramovich’s wealth.

The centre-back became the highest paid Englishman of all time in 2009 and is thought to currently earn around £170,000-a-week in west London despite now being 33-years-old.

Steven Gerrard Liverpool

5=. Steven Gerrard, Liverpool – £29m

Up until superstar striker Luis Suarez was convinced to stay at Anfield with a whopping £200,000-a-week deal, Gerrard had remained the highest Reds player for a number of years.

For his loyalty to the Merseyside club the England captain has been paid handsomely and could even win the title for the first time this year aged 33.

Frank Lampard Chelsea

4. Frank Lampard, Chelsea – £31m

Along with team-mate Terry the midfielder has come to symbolise the Blues during a decade of success and vast investment in the Abramovich era.

The Englishman is now 35-years-old and has his contract in west London is renewed on an annual basis and he no longer earns the highs of his previous £150,000-a-week.

Rio Ferdinand Manchester United

3. Rio Ferdinand, Manchester United – £37m

Nearly 13 years at Old Trafford after a then British record £30m transfer from Leeds United in 2001 has seen the centre-back consistently surrounded with vast amounts of money.

Yet it’s Ferdinand’s clothing line and restaurants outside of football that really takes his earnings right up this list.

Samuel Eto'o Chelsea

2. Samuel Eto’o, Chelsea – £39m

Although now earning a healthy £7m a year in the English capital, it is the striker’s time at Anzhi Makhachkala that makes Eto’o such a rich man.

The 33-year-old was made the highest paid player in the world upon moving to Russia with wages of around £16.5m-a-year with bonuses and enjoyed two years of that pay day.

Wayne Rooney Manchester United

1. Wayne Rooney, Manchester United – £45m

Yet way out in front and it’s little surprise to see Rooney top this list, as the forward continues to hold United to ransom over a new contract and winning.

When the Red Devils made the 28-year-old the highest paid player in English history many were disgusted by the huge amounts this England international would be taking home every single week.

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