Football is now home to the mega-rich both on the pitch and in the owners’ box, and the Premier League is the most affluent competition of them all. The spending power of England’s top flight dwarfs its European counterparts, attracting the best managers and players alike, although such talent comes at a price. A huge price.
With Premier League spending now regularly topping £1 billion in summer transfer windows, the players are commanding higher and higher wages. And it’s only poised to get loftier with asking prices rising and wage packets also going through the roof – and that has got the cogs in our brains churning.
Which current Premier League player earns the most on a weekly basis? Let’s take a closer look at the current batch of top earners, with plenty of new faces on the list.
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Kai Havertz (Arsenal)
Weekly wage: £280,000
Kai Havertz struggled somewhat with the cross-London switch from Chelsea to Arsenal at first but, slowly but surely, came into his own in the fabled red of the north Londoners. The £280,000-a-week earner set the Champions League alight in 2021 by netting the only goal of the final as his old club beat an industrious City, led by Guardiola.
Accustomed to the big occasions, scoring the winner against Burnley that essentially sealed Arsenal’s title, he remains an important asset to Mikel Arteta’s plans. He showed that he can be a reliable goalscorer at the 2026 World Cup with Germany and will now be determined to help Arsenal defend their Premier League title.
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Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool)
Weekly wage: £300,000
Ryan Gravenberch was one of Liverpool’s best players under Arne Slot. The Dutchman was one of Jurgen Klopp’s last signings but really flourished under his compatriot, who has now departed Anfield.
The confidence and calmness of his displays in the engine room, complemented by his running power that is very reminiscent of a certain Yaya Toure and neat spins reflective of old Anfield favourite Thiago Alcantara, have been a breath of fresh air for supporters. For that reason, he’s become an integral – and well-rewarded – part of the Reds’ midfield.
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Phil Foden (Manchester City)
Weekly wage: £300,000
Phil Foden signed a new deal in July 2026. The 26-year-old has agreed an extension that will keep him at the Etihad Stadium until at least 2030, plus a possible one-year option, which gives him yet another pay increase to reward him for his loyalty to his boyhood club.
Expected to enter the prime of his career in the coming months, Foden has already won everything under the sun at Man City, but must now prove he has the ability to take on the Kevin De Bruyne role after his exploits across the past few seasons have raised some quiet doubt.
10
Alexander Isak (Liverpool)
Weekly wage: £300,000
Signed by the Premier League champions for a British-record fee of £125 million, Alexander Isak was so determined to draw a line under his days as Newcastle’s main goalscoring force that he even gave up his £5 million loyalty bonus to force through a deadline-day move last summer.
That’s no small sacrifice. But with around a £160,000-per-week wage increase – taking his salary to £300,000 weekly – it surely felt worthwhile at the time. The weekly pay cheque has arguably been the best part of his move to Anfield thus far, though, with Isak only managing to score three goals in 14 league appearances during his debut campaign at Anfield. He will be aiming to start repaying the faith under new manager Andoni Iraola, whom he has already managed six goals in seven league games under, to prove he can redeem himself.
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Marcus Rashford (Manchester United)
Weekly wage: £300,000
In 2023, Marcus Rashford penned a five-year contract with United worth a whopping £300,000-per-week. However, things went wrong for the United academy graduate following the appointment of Ruben Amorim. The Portuguese felt Rashford didn’t suit his style of play, and he shipped him out on loan to Barcelona.
The Englishman looked as if he would make a permanent move to the Catalan giants, but they decided against activating their £26m buy clause, instead signing Anthony Gordon from Newcastle United. Rashford is now back at United and is poised to be a key player at Old Trafford once more under Michael Carrick, though usually from the bench.
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Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
Weekly wage: £300,000
Having previously been on £195,000 a week, there was always a case that Bukayo Saka was criminally underpaid considering how important he is to Arsenal and how impressive he’s been compared to other high earners. Rarely ever out of Mikel Arteta’s plans, it was always inevitable that he was going to extend his stay at the Emirates – and increase his salary.
He did just that in February 2026 as he signed a five-and-a-half year deal until 2031 worth £300,000-per-week. He replaced Havertz as the club’s highest-earning player in the process, a worthy reward for his efforts in the famous red and white, leading the Gunners to Premier League glory in 2025/26.
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Cody Gakpo (Liverpool)
Weekly wage: £310,000
It looked likely that Cody Gakpo, earning £310,000 every week at Anfield, would be on the move to Tottenham or Man City in the summer. The Reds hierarchy are probably very glad a move never materialised now, as he makes up one-third of one of the best frontlines in the division right now.
Usually a scapegoat when things aren’t going right in the post-Jurgen Klopp era, the Dutchman has three goals and five assists across eight appearances in all competitions this season, almost completely silencing his critics so far.
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Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool)
Weekly wage: £320,000
As Liverpool’s most consistent performer besides his captain over the last three seasons, Dominik Szoboszlai is rightly earning the second-best wage at Anfield.
Whether playing at right-back or in midfield, the Hungarian international has often come up trumps for the Reds when they need a saviour most. A free-kick specialist, he’s won some games by himself at times, and looks destined to succeed Van Dijk as the skipper when the time comes.
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Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)
Weekly wage: £320,000
Having arrived in England back in 2020, Bruno Fernandes has shone for the Red Devils and was awarded a bumper contract in 2024 that saw his weekly salary increase by over £100,000. The enigmatic Fernandes takes home £320,000 every week after extending his stay at Old Trafford until June 2027.
He is among the Red Devils’ most cash-strapping stars, but it’s for good reason. Despite United struggling under past managers like Erik ten Hag and Ruben Amorim, the Portuguese star has remained one of their most consistent performers and one of the Premier League’s best players. Casemiro’s departure in the summer of 2026 left him as Man Utd’s highest-paid player.
4
Declan Rice (Arsenal)
Weekly wage: £350,000
At the time of writing, talks are ongoing for Declan Rice to put pen to paper on a deal that would make him Arsenal’s higehst-paid player at £350,000 per week.
The midfielder, who can play deeper in a defensive role or be just as good as a late box-crasher, was one of the Gunners’ most instrumental players as they nipped the bud in a 22-year Premier League title drought last campaign. Keeping him in north London will undoubtedly prove invaluable to Mikel Arteta is he wants to turn his one success into a gluttony.
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