Five Highest Paid Players In EPL 2021

So many questions have been on the lips of so many football fans concerning, Who the highest paid player in English Premier League (EPL) is. Which club in EPL pays the highest salary to a single player in 2021 season? These and many more are the questions we are going  to answer in this five highest paid players in EPL 2021. Read on to find out.

English premier league is known to be home for some high profile players from around the world. The players in this league are well paid depending on their values and the club's financial power, and the are paid per week.

Some clubs spend some much money in paying the salaries of their players who earn considerably high. But this has help the to achieved great success both in the domestic league and international level and has also led to their dominance in the league over the years.

Five Highest Paid Players In EPL

This shows at a glance the five highest paid players in the world most popular football league, The English premier league. It contain the name of the player, the club he plays for, salary per week, and others.

1. David De Gea: 

The Spanish and Manchester United Number goalkeeper is the highest paid player in the English premier league currently. He goes home every seven days with over $500,000.

De Gea, now 30 years, joined the club on the 29th day of June 2011 and made his first debut on 8 August 2011 against Manchester city. He has gone on to make 434 Appearances for the club and kept 153 clean sheets. 

2. Piere-Emerick Aubameyang:

The Arsenal striker and captain is the second highest paid player in EPL with a weekly salary of  $467,386 after signing a new contract in September with the gunners that saw him earn such amount. 

Aubameyang,31 has made 110 appearances, scoring 63 goals and making 13 assists since joining the club in Jan. 2018

3. Kelvin De Bruyne:

The 29 years old Manchester city and Belgian midfielder is the 3rd highest paid player in the league with a weekly salary of $428,437. Since joining the club in 2015, De Bruyne has provided most assists more than any other player in the premier league.

He has made 177 appearances scoring 42 goals and made 77 assists. He has helped the club in winning so many trophies and has also won some individual awards since joining the club.

4. Raheem Sterling:

Joining the list at No.4 is the England and Manchester city professional footballer. He plays as a winger and attacking midfielder for the club and country. Sterling,26 has made 189 appearances and scored 77 goals for the club since joining them in 2015 from Liverpool.

Sterling goes home every week with a mouthwatering sum of $400,617 per week.

5. Paul Pogba:

The last person on the list is the French and Manchester United player. Pogba plays primarily as a central midfielder, but can also play as am attacking midfielder, defensive midfielder and deep-lying playmaker.

Pogba rejoined Manchester united in 2016 from Juventus, the transfer saw him earn a weekly salary of $387,263, making him the 5th highest paid player in English premier league. He has made 128 appearances and scoring 28 goals since rejoining the club in 2016.

Having seen the highest paid players in EPL with their statistics. It is our believe that you have seen those players deserve what they are been paid as their weekly salary. 

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