Being the richest league, the Premier League is bound to have some of the richest players in the world.
NAIJ.com looks at the richest players from the Premier League.
(We included managers in the list)
1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic £110million
Zlatan joined United last summer but had already amassed huge wealth with the likes of Barcelona, PSG, AC Milan, Inter Milan and Juventus.
The Swede had a lucrative sponsorship deal with Nike before joining Adidas in mid-2016.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the richest footballer in England
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2. Wayne Rooney £93million
He might not be the first name on the team sheet but Rooney is one of the richest players in England and the world.
He has deals with Nike, Samsung and Harper Collins.
Rooney could leave United in the summer
3. Jose Mourinho £61million
Mourinho's wealth comes from his managerial career with the likes of Inter Milan, Porto, Real Madrid and Chelsea. Now with Manchester United, he is the highest paid manager in the world and has deals with Hublot, Jaguar, Paradise Co and Adidas.
Moruinho's wealth comes from his managerial career
4. Yaya Toure £58million
After years at the top for Barcelona and Manchester City, Yaya can lay claim to being one of the wealthiest footballers around. He has lucrative deal with Nissan and Puma.
Toure's wealth comes from his salary, and sponsorship deals
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5.Pep Guardiola £50million
He might have been of the greatest midfielders ever following his playing career but Guardiola really became wealthy from managerial career with Barcelona, Bayern Munich and now Manchester City. He is the second highest paid manager the world.
He might not have been the richest player in the world during his active days, now he is one of the richest people in football
6.John Terry £46million
He might not be the first name on the team list for Chelsea but the former England captian has deals with Samsung and Umbro.
John Terry
7. Sergio Aguero £48million
Aguero is deservedly one of the richest players in the world and will continue to earn more.
The Manchester City legend has been one of the world's best footballers for many years now and deal with Puma, Pepsi and EA Sports.
Aguero has fallen out of favour with Pep Guardiola but his wealth increases
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