Premier League's Top Ten EarnersNews that Chelsea have agreed a new £6.8 million-a-year deal with their captain John Terry means that the central defender - who is also England skipper - is set to become the highest-paid player in English football. Terry's wages will be £131,000-per-week uner the terms of his new five-year contract.
But how does that compare with the wages of other big-earners in the Premiership?
According to The Sun, the table of the Premier League's top ten earners prior to Terry's new deal looked like this:
1= Andriy Shevchenko, Michael Ballack (both Chelsea) £121,000 a week
3 Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) £120,000
4 Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd) £119,000
5= Wayne Rooney (Man Utd), Michael Owen (Newcastle) £110,000
7= Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Rio Ferdinand (Man Utd) £100,000
9= Fernando Torres (Liverpool), Didier Drogba (Chelsea) £90,000.
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Two of the worst Chelsea players of last season are top earners. OK I knew that.
But, didn't know anything about Owen being the 5th (IMG:
http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) . Well, I have to say it: He's a great businessmen. All he do is stay out injuried and look at his bank account higher and higher for £110.000 every week (IMG:
http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)