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Manchester United is the most successful team in English football and holds the record of winning the most number of league titles (20). Much of their success is down to their extravagant spending in the transfer market and their ability to sign big players.
The Red Devils have spent a whopping £550.09 million over the last five seasons, which makes them the second most spending Premier League team of that period. With some world-class players in their squad, Manchester United are also among one of the biggest spenders on player wages and salaries.
Right on this note, here is the list of top five highest-paid Manchester United players right now.
#1 Alexis Sanchez- £400,000 per week
With a salary of £400,000 per week, Alexis Sanchez is Manchester United's highest earner at the moment.
The Chilean international joined the Red Devils from Arsenal in the January transfer window of 2018. He is regarded as one of the best attackers in the Premier League and won the PFA Fans' Player of the Year award 2015. He was also included in the PFA Team of the Year in 2014-2015 and was a part of the FIFPro World XI on three different occasions.
However, his career has regressed since joining Manchester United and he is yet to make an impact at Old Trafford. He scored just four goals in 27 games in all competitions for the Red Devils.
#2 Paul Pogba- £290,000 per week
Paul Pogba earns a whopping £290,000 per week at Manchester United, which makes him the second highest paid player at the club.
The French international started his professional career with the Red Devils but failed to make the grade at the club. He moved to Juventus in search of a regular first-team football and then became the most sought-after midfielders in the world within a few years.
The FIFA World Cup 2018 winner returned to Old Trafford in 2016 for a then world record transfer fee of £89 million. He won the EFL Cup in the 2016-2017 season and also helped the Red Devils win the UEFA Europa League trophy during his first season with the club. Pogba was the UEFA Europa League Player of the Season 2016–17.
However, there is speculation about him being unhappy at the club, and we might soon see him leaving Old Trafford for the second time in his career.
#3 David De Gea- £200,000 per week
Arguably the best goalkeeper in the world right now, David de Gea earns a whopping £200,000 per week, which makes him the highest paid goalkeeper in the Premier League.
The Spanish international joined Manchester United from Atletico Madrid in 2012 for a reported fee of £18.9 million. He has played 248 Premier League games for the Red Devils thus far and has won the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year award four times.
He won one Premier League trophy, one Europa League, one FA Cup, one EFL Cup, along with three FA Community Shields with Manchester United. David de Gea was the part of FIFA FIFPro World XI 2018 and was also included in PFA Team of the Season in five out of last six Premier League seasons.
De Gea's current contract will expire at the end of the current season and we might see Manchester United offering him a significant pay-rise in order to keep him at the club.
#4 Romelu Lukaku- £200,000 per week
Romelu Lukaku is among the Premier League's top strikers and currently earns a salary of £200,000 per week at Manchester United.
The Belgian has consistently scored more than 10 Premier League goals in the last six Premier League seasons and was United's top goalscorer in all competitions last season with 27 goals. He was Belgium's star performer at the FIFA World Cup 2018, and scored four goals in their run to the semi-finals.
However, the 25-year old is struggling this season and is finding it hard to score on a regular basis. He has managed to score just four goals in the opening 10 Premier League games and was often criticised by the fans and the media for missing crucial goalscoring chances.
Nonetheless, he is still an important part of Jose Mourinho's team and will be key in getting United out of their ongoing crisis.
#5 Fred
Manchester United signed the Brazillian midfielder from Shakhtar Donetsk for €59 million in the summer transfer window of 2018. A deal was agreed that would see him earn £175,000-per-week at his new club.
Fred started his career with Internacional and moved to Shakhtar Donetsk in 2013 after making 33 appearances and scoring seven goals for the Brazillian club. He established himself among the best players in the Ukraine Premier League with Donetsk and won three Ukrainian Premier League titles, two Ukranian Cups and four Ukranian Super Cups during his five years in Ukraine
The Red Devils beat a number of big clubs to make the talented Brazillian the third most expensive signing of Jose Mourinho's tenure.
