The recent renewal of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with Arsenal placed him in contractual terms at the level he had gained on the field of play, at the head of the team. Although not alone. That honor is shared with a Mesut Özil whose 2018 renewal continues to bring tail, given the performance delivered. Forward and playmaker 385,000 euros a week (350,000 pounds) are pocketed, an amount only surpassed by David de Gea in the entire Premier League. The United goalkeeper, surrounded by questions and with his ownership threatened by Dean Henderson, heads the monetary classification of the islands once again, with his more than 410,000 euros a week (375,000 pounds).
From the Daily Mail have broken down the highest salaries of each of the Premier teams, with some unknown as the one of James Rodríguez in Everton. It is estimated that he has seen the more than 150,000 euros per week that he received at Real Madrid reduced, but it is not known exactly how far the cut goes. Raheem Sterling is the fourth highest paid footballer in the competition, with 330,000 euros per week (300,000 pounds) and leads the Manchester City squad. Kevin de Bruyne (308,000 euros, 280,000 pounds) and Sergio Agüero (242,000 euros, 220,000 pounds) chase the Jamaican winger and occupy sixth and eighth places of the Premier, respectively. Same amount as the Kun they perceive Mo Salah and Willian, who share a position with the Argentine.
Among the City players are two of De Gea's teammates, Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial. The French are the fifth and seventh best salary England, respectively, with their 324,000 (295,000 pounds) and 275,000 euros (250,000) weekly. Already out of top-10 is a Harry Kane (220,000 euros, 200,000 pounds) that precedes Chelsea's highest paid player, newcomer Ben Chilwell (€ 209,000, 190,000 pounds).
Other featured salaries are those of Virgil Van Dijk (198,000 euros, 180,000 pounds), Alison and Mané (165,000 euros both, 150,000 pounds), from Liverpool; Scam Werner (193,000 euros, 175,000 pounds) and Kepa (165,000 euros, 150,000 pounds), from Chelsea; Tanguy Ndombélé (176,000 euros, 160,000 pounds), from Tottenham; Jamie Vardy (154,000 euros, 140,000 pounds), from Leicester; Jack Grealish (148,000 euros, 135,000 pounds), from Aston Villa; or Rodrigo Moreno, brand new signing for Leeds United and the team's highest paid player (132,000 euros, 120,000 pounds).