The Premier League’s Highest-Paid Players for the 2025/26 Season

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 hefty price.

With Premier League spending now regularly topping £1 billion in the 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? Here, GIVEMESPORT take a look at the highest-earning stars currently gracing English shores with the help of the folks over at Capology, who have provided the figures.

15

John Stones (Manchester City)

Weekly wage: £250,000

Perhaps an underrated aspect of the Guardiola revolution, the versatile monster that is John Stones lines his pockets with £250,000 on a weekly basis. His importance to the side has typically shone through – and so, the centre-back (by trade, at least) is thoroughly deserving of his lofty wage.

The Yorkshireman became a mainstay under Gareth Southgate during his tenure as Three Lions boss, with him being the main man in defence once again at EURO 2024. But with 290 City games and a myriad of top performances under his belt, it wouldn’t be too crazy to say that Stones may be underpaid. Though frequent injuries would suggest otherwise recently, and it was partly that bad luck that’s seen him lose his place in the City team.

14

Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City)

Weekly wage: £250,000

To get the best, you often have to pay the best – especially when you’re as desperate for a goalkeeper as Manchester City were at the start of the season, with both Ederson and James Trafford deemed surplus to requirements after just three games. While £26 million for Gianluigi Donnarumma’s signature might look like daylight robbery considering PSG received that fee after he helped them secure four trophies last season, his wages push the envelope even further.

Some might argue that both Alisson and David Raya offer more between the posts. Yet, at the Etihad Stadium, where money seems to grow on trees, Donnarumma has become the Premier League’s highest-earning goalkeeper, pocketing £250,000 per week as he attempts to mend Pep Guardiola’s previously shaky shot-stopping union.

13

Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal)

Weekly wage: £265,000

Garbiel Jesus arrived in north London with a lot of promise on his back. But he’s not always matched that high billing, managing just 27 goals in his 104-game north London career. Considering that he was primarily signed to help fire Arsenal to the Premier League title, you can only label his move as a disappointment.

His lofty weekly wage is only put under more scrutiny considering that he missed such a significant chunk of 2025 due to injuries, which meant that the club weren’t getting any value for their money. With a contract running until June 2027, it’s unlikely that he’ll earn an extension with the same terms he is on now.

12

Kai Havertz (Arsenal)

Weekly wage: £280,000

Kai Havertz earning just £15,000 less than someone of Omar Marmoush’s ilk seems strange. The former Chelsea target man struggled somewhat with the cross-London switch 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.

Becoming their solitary option up top hindered his progression in west London. Therefore, accustomed to the big occasions, he remains an important asset to Mikel Arteta’s plans. An injury last season derailed his ambitions of helping the Gunners to their first Premier League title in two decades, and he’s spent a large portion of 2025/26 on the sidelines too.

11

Alexander Isak (Liverpool)

Weekly wage: £280,000

Signed by the Premier League champions for a British-record fee of £125 million, Alexander Isak was so determined to draw a backheel to 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.

That’s no small sacrifice. But with a £160,000-per-week wage increase – taking his salary to £280,000 weekly – it surely feels worthwhile. The weekly paycheque has arguably been the best part of his move to Anfield thus far, though, with Liverpool struggling to live up to expectations set at the start of the season and Isak now sidelined with injury after scoring against Tottenham.

10

Omar Marmoush (Manchester City)

Weekly wage: £295,000

Joining from Eintracht Frankfurt to Manchester City in the 2025 January transfer window, Omar Marmoush is already one of the highest-earning players in the Premier League, and with good reason too. The Egypt international absolutely dominated the Bundesliga with his blend of pace, dribbling and finishing ability, and there were early signs that he was set to be a formidable force in the English top-flight too.

Having managed an impressive seven goals in 16 games since arriving at the Etihad, Marmoush hasn’t been able to replicate the same form in 2025/26. He’s not yet managed a Premier League goal in 10 games, with interest from rival clubs mounting as speculation over his future grows.

9

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.

The England international has now put pen-to-paper on a new deal which will run until 2031, with him now reportedly earning around £300,000 a week, as per the Guardian. That sees him replace Havertz as the club’s highest earning player, a worthy reward for his efforts in the famous red and white.

8

Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)

Weekly wage: £300,000

Bernardo Silva is a vital piece of Guardiola’s blueprint, one of the most expensive Portuguese players in Premier League history, and he earns £300,000 per week. Not a bad life, is it? Much like David Silva in the past, the Portuguese magician is the glue that holds the star-studded nature of City together.

A Swiss army knife of a small stature – though his high intelligence, no doubt, eclipses his size. Opting to extend his stay at the Etihad Stadium last summer would’ve been music to his teammate’s ears given how influential he is to the Manchester-based club. A decision over his future is coming up, though, with Silva one of several talented players who are out of contract in the summer of 2026.

7

Jack Grealish (Manchester City, on loan at Everton)

Weekly wage: £300,000

You could say that eyebrows were raised upon City parting ways with £100 million to sign Birmingham-born Jack Grealish, known to be one of the nicest footballers on the planet, from Aston Villa. With the high-profile move to the perennial winners came a bumper pay rise to £300,000-per-week – but does his return warrant so much being spent on his wages?

Seventeen goals and 23 assists have been totted up by the lovable Englishman in 157 City games. For reference: he has more yellow cards than goals. A talented winger, of course, but you’d expect more bang for your buck, wouldn’t you? That’s why he recently made the switch to Everton, where he has shown he has some fuel left in the tank.

6

Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)

Weekly wage: £300,000

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 now takes home £300,000 every week and has extended 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.