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Manchester United is accounted as the most valuable club in the world overtaking Barcelona and Real Madrid after it generated £750 million in revenue last year. However, their player's wages is also the highest in the Premier League, as they spent £232 million last season.
Manchester United have had a troubling start in the Premier League, this season, as they are currently in the 10th place with 14 points from nine games. Meanwhile, in the Champions League, they are in second place in Group H with four points from three games. Thus, they will surely need a win in the coming games to qualify for the next round.
Mourinho has signed only two players this summer with Fred at €59 million and Diogo Dalot at €22 million. However with the presence of many world class players in their squad, Manchester United has to spend a lot on player wages and salaries.
Without much ado let us take a look at the 4 highest paid Manchester United players right now.
#3. David de Gea & Romelu Lukaku - £200,000 per week
David De Gea joined Manchester United in 2011 at a transfer fee of €25 million from Atletico Madrid. Since then he went on to be United's first keeper and has made a total of 246 appearances for the club in Premier League. His stay at the Old Trafford club saw him become one of the best goalkeepers in the world and his £200,000 wages per week shows that.
De Gea's skills and performance as a solid goalkeeper for the Red Devils in the Premier League, led him to be part of the PFA Team of the year for the fifth time. He has also won the Premier League title, an FA Cup, a League Cup, three Community Shield, and the UEFA Europa League.
Romelu Lukaku was acquired by Manchester United from Everton for €84.7 million. So far in 64 appearances for United, the Belgian has scored 31 goals.
However, he seems to be in miserable form this season. He is missing numerous chances in front of the goal in each and every match. If he continues to be in this kind of form, he may not be considered deserving of a £200,000 weekly wage by the United board.
Stats courtesy: Total Sportek & Transfermarkt
#2. Paul Pogba - £290,000 per week
With the salary of £290,000 per week, Paul Pogba is Manchester United's second-highest earner at the moment.
Paul Pogba who is a product of the Manchester United academy left the club in 2012 after signing as a free agent to Juventus. It is then with Juventus that he developed as a world-class midfielder winning the Serie A four times, and finishing second in the UEFA Champions League Final in the 2014-2015 season.
Manchester United then brought Pogba back four years later at a staggering transfer fee of €105 million in 2016, which is also the highest transfer fee at that time. Since then the 25-year-old has played 69 league games for the Red Devil scoring 13 goals.
Pogba's success in the recently concluded World Cup could draw the eyes of various clubs. It also can result in a spike in his transfer value and United may have to increase his weekly wages to keep him at the club.
Stats courtesy: Total Sportek & Transfermarkt
#1. Alexis Sanchez - £350,000 per week
Alexis Sanchez currently earns £350,000 per week at Manchester United, which makes him the highest earner at the club.
Sanchez who was a regular for Arsenal joined Manchester United in 2018 with a deal that saw Henrikh Mkhitaryan move to Arsenal. In his three seasons with the Gunners, he scored 80 goals in 166 appearances and won the FA Cup twice.
Sanchez who is also the first Chilean player to play a competitive match for the Red Devils has not yet made any real impact. In his 26 games for United in all competitions, he has only scored 4 goals.
However, the 2018-2019 seasons has just started, and Sanchez may take time to prove his worth, but the question remains whether he will be able to do it.
Only time will tell us if Sanchez can prove himself as the Red Devil player deserving to earn the most per week.
Stats courtesy: Total Sportek & Transfermarkt
