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#3 David de Gea (Manchester United) - £375,000 per week
David de Gea has had a stellar career in the Premier League since arriving at Manchester United in the summer of 2011.
The Spanish shot-stopper has made over 350 appearances in the competition, keeping 127 clean sheets. De Gea has played all 19 league games this season, registering a shutout on four occasions.
At the end of the 2020-21 season, the 31-year-old was the highest-paid Manchester United player. However, he no longer has the bragging rights after a serial Ballon d'Or winner (more on him later) returned to the club last summer.
#2 Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) - £400,000 per week
Kevin De Bruyne is the only player on this list who doesn't play for Manchester United. The Belgian is the crown jewel of Pep Guardiola's star-studded Manchester City team. That explains why he is one of the best-paid players in the English top flight.
The Belgian international is the engine room in City's midfield, stringing defence-splitting passes for colleagues upfield and setting the tempo of games. De Bruyne is the first player in the Premier League era to provide over 15 assists in three different seasons.
Having played almost 200 games in the English top flight, the 30-year-old has racked up an impressive tally of 47 goals and 79 assists in the competition. De Bruyne is on course to win his fourth Premier League title in five years this season.
#1 Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) - £510,000 per week
Cristiano Ronaldo is widely regarded as one of the best players to have graced the game. Unsurprisingly, he is also one of the best-paid active players in club football. According to Forbes, Ronaldo has made over $1 billion in career earnings before taxes, making him the first team-sport athlete in the world to do so.
Last season, he earned $125 million, with wages making up $70 million. Ronaldo is reportedly earning £510,000 (approx. $700,000) per week at Manchester United, meaning he could earn a similar overall amount this season too.
After nine hugely successful seasons with Real Madrid and another three with Juventus, the 36-year-old returned to Old Trafford last summer. In his first campaign in 12 years in the English top flight, Ronaldo has fared decently, bagging eight goals and three assists in 16 games.
However, United have massively underwhelmed in the competition. They are currently in seventh place and find themselves a whopping 22 points behind runaway leaders Manchester City, albeit with two games in hand.
