{"id":300293,"date":"2023-12-15T21:12:42","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T21:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=300293"},"modified":"2023-12-15T21:12:42","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T21:12:42","slug":"revealed-the-highest-paid-player-from-every-premier-league-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/revealed-the-highest-paid-player-from-every-premier-league-season\/","title":{"rendered":"REVEALED: The highest paid player from EVERY Premier League season"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> REVEALED: The highest paid player from EVERY Premier League season shows wages skyrocketing from John Barnes&#8217; \u00a310,000-a-week in 1992&#8230; with Man United and Man City stars dominating the list<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kevin De Bruyne tops the table for the second season in a row this campaign\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Liverpool star Steven Gerrard was the first player to break the \u00a3100,000-mark\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>CHRIS SUTTON: Erik ten Hag was WRONG to say Man United played well after their abysmal Champions League exit&#8230; is he losing credibility? It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The highest-paid player from every Premier League season since its inception in 1992 has been revealed &#8211; showing the jaw-dropping rise in player salaries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0English top-flight\u00a0has quickly become a popular location for a staggering injection of money and glamour into domestic football.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fuelled by a bumper broadcasting deal with Sky, cash flowed into the game and player wages became an increasingly lucrative way to hold on to clubs&#8217; brightest talents.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Over 30 years later, the Premier League&#8217;s latest broadcasting deal, which will run from 2025 to 2029, is worth a whopping \u00a36.7 billion &#8211; and salaries have inflated to match.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>2023-24&#8217;s highest earner is\u00a0Manchester City&#8217;s Erling Haaland, whose mammoth salary comes in at an astonishing \u00a3865,000-a-week when bonuses are accounted for.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/09\/78997091-12867429-image-m-3_1702634207557.jpg\" height=\"354\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Erling Haaland is the highest-earner in the Premier League for the second season in a row<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/08\/78995695-12867429-image-a-1_1702630614909.jpg\" height=\"488\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>But his salary dwarfs that earnt by the competition&#8217;s first chart-topper, John Barnes (left)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/08\/78995769-12867429-image-m-4_1702630652364.jpg\" height=\"433\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The highest-earning footballer internationally is Cristiano Ronaldo, currently at Al-Nassr<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>The Norwegian scoring sensation easily dominated the previous year too &#8211; following on from when\u00a0Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s \u00a3480,000-a-week at United topped the standings.\u00a0The Portuguese superstar, now at Al-Nassr, is the highest earner in the world on contract worth a reported \u00a3172m.<\/p>\n<p>The eye-watering wages show how salaries in the Premier League have skyrocketed since its inception in 1992, when John Barnes was the top earner on a modest \u00a310,000 a week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Liverpool icon was richly rewarded for his contributions in the first season of the Premier League, and its second, with his salary &#8211; working out at \u00a3520,000 per year &#8211; the highest in the division.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But he was knocked off the top spot by Manchester United&#8217;s star forward Eric Cantona for the 1994-95 season, who nearly doubled his total with his \u00a318,000-a-week salary.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cantona&#8217;s table-topping wages would set a precedent for the red side of Manchester, whose players took home the highest salaries 12 seasons out of 32.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Their crosstown rivals Manchester City trail them as the club with the second-deepest pockets for player wages, with their players topping the charts in seven seasons.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/08\/78995715-12867429-image-a-5_1702630665497.jpg\" height=\"452\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Carlos Tevez was tempted across town by the lure of impressive wages at Manchester City\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/10\/78995891-12867429-Tevez_would_later_be_unseated_by_Wayne_Rooney_in_his_later_years-a-4_1702634431551.jpg\" height=\"447\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tevez would later be unseated by Wayne Rooney in his later years at Manchester United<\/p>\n<p>Announcing their purchase of the club with a bang in 2008, the Abu Dhabi United Group tempted Robinho away from Real Madrid in a British record \u00a332.5m move, they proceeded to make him the league&#8217;s highest earner with a blockbuster salary of \u00a3160,000 a week during the 2008-09 season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His high wage would be superceded the following season by another of City&#8217;s eye-catching early takeover signings, Carlos Tevez, whose \u00a3250,000-a-week wages quickly dwarfed the Brazilian transplant&#8217;s.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tevez&#8217;s paycheck would hold onto the top spot for four consecutive seasons, the second time that a player&#8217;s salary had done so, after Roy Keane.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Man United midfielder was given a hefty payrise after winning the Treble under Sir Alex Ferguson in 1998-99, and was paid \u00a352,000 per week the following season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His salary then increased to \u00a390,000 a week for 2001-02, and was boosted to \u00a394,000 a week a season later.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/10\/78997257-12867429-image-a-11_1702634629198.jpg\" height=\"466\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/10\/78997219-12867429-Gareth_Bale_on_loan_at_Spurs_from_Real_Madrid_dwarfed_him_the_fo-a-12_1702634629215.jpg\" height=\"466\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>David de Gea was the top earner in 2019-20, before Gareth Bale &#8211; on loan at Spurs from Real Madrid &#8211; dwarfed him the following year with his \u00a3520,000-a-week salary\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/10\/78997205-12867429-image-a-13_1702634642031.jpg\" height=\"444\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Haaland is now heads and shoulders above his rivals in terms of pay due to his staggering performance related bonuses<\/p>\n<p>Wayne Rooney held similar sway between the 2013-14 and 2016-17 seasons with his \u00a3300,000-a-week wage, only to be knocked off the top spot by future Red Devil Alexis Sanchez.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>David De Gea &#8211; another Man United star &#8211; then became the top earner on \u00a3375,000-a-week, before he was dwarfed by the return to the league of Gareth Bale, who came back to Spurs on loan from Real Madrid. A large chunk of his wages were paid by the Spanish giants, but he was technically on \u00a3560,000-a-week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kevin De Bruyne should have been the top earner for the next two seasons judging on his base salary, but his team-mate Haaland&#8217;s lucrative bonuses took him leaps and bounds above him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Norway international&#8217;s coffers are boosted by a raft of impressive add-ons and bonuses that last season were all but guaranteed due to his blistering form.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Highest-paid Premier League stars since 1992: the list in full<\/h3>\n<p>1992-93: John Barnes &#8211; \u00a310,000-a-week<\/p>\n<p>1993-94: John Barnes &#8211; \u00a310,000-a-week<\/p>\n<p>1994-95: Eric Cantona &#8211; \u00a318,000-a-week<\/p>\n<p>1995-96: Dennis Bergkamp &#8211; \u00a325,000-a-week<\/p>\n<p>1996-97: Fabrizio Ravanelli &#8211; \u00a342,000-a-week<\/p>\n<p>1997-98: Alan Shearer &#8211; \u00a334,000-a-week<\/p>\n<p>1998-99: Alan Shearer &#8211; \u00a334,000-a-week<\/p>\n<p>1999-00: Roy Keane &#8211; \u00a352,000-a-week<\/p>\n<p>2000-01: Roy Keane &#8211; \u00a352,000-a-week<\/p>\n<p>2001-02: Roy Keane &#8211; \u00a390,000-a-week<\/p>\n<p>2002-03: Roy Keane &#8211; \u00a394,000-a-week<\/p>\n<p>2003-04: Hernan Crespo &#8211; \u00a394,000-a-week<\/p>\n<p>2004-05: Frank Lampard &#8211; \u00a398,000-a-week<\/p>\n<p>2005-06: Steven Gerrard &#8211; \u00a3100,000-a-week<\/p>\n<p>2006-07: Andriy Shevchenko &#8211; \u00a3118,000-a-week<\/p>\n<p>2007-08: John Terry &#8211; \u00a3135,000-a-week<\/p>\n<p>2008-09: Robinho &#8211; \u00a3160,000-a-week<\/p>\n<p>2009-10: Carlos Tevez &#8211; \u00a3250,000-a-week<\/p>\n<p>2010-11: Carlos Tevez &#8211; \u00a3250,000-a-week<\/p>\n<p>2011-12: Carlos Tevez &#8211; \u00a3250,000-a-week<\/p>\n<p>2012-13: Carlos Tevez &#8211; \u00a3250,000-a-week<\/p>\n<p>2013-14: Wayne Rooney &#8211; \u00a3300,000-a-week<\/p>\n<p>2014-15: Wayne Rooney &#8211; \u00a3300,000-a-week<\/p>\n<p>2015-16: Wayne Rooney &#8211; \u00a3300,000-a-week<\/p>\n<p>2016-17: Wayne Rooney &#8211; \u00a3300,000-a-week<\/p>\n<p>2017-18: Alexis Sanchez &#8211; \u00a3350,000-a-week<\/p>\n<p>2018-19: Alexis Sanchez &#8211; \u00a3350,000-a-week<\/p>\n<p>2019-20: David de Gea &#8211; \u00a3375,000-a-week<\/p>\n<p>2020-21: Gareth Bale &#8211; \u00a3560,000-a-week (majority paid by Real Madrid)<\/p>\n<p>2021-22: Cristiano Ronaldo &#8211; \u00a3480,000-a-week<\/p>\n<p>2022-23: Erling Haaland &#8211; \u00a3865,000-a-week<\/p>\n<p>2023-24: Erling Haaland &#8211; \u00a3865,000-a-week<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12867429\/highest-paid-player-Premier-League-season-wages-skyrocketing-John-Barnes-10-000-1992-Man-United-Man-City.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>REVEALED: The highest paid player from EVERY Premier League season shows wages skyrocketing from John Barnes&#8217; 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