Man United DOMINATE L’Equipe’s list of the Premier League’s highest-paid players

Manchester United’s mega-rich superstars dominate L’Equipe’s list of the Premier League’s highest-paid players, it has been revealed, with four of the top five earners on the books at Old Trafford this season.

The club are splashing out mega-money on wages yet have been forced to endure yet another trophyless season after their Champions League last-16 elimination and turbulent form in the top flight. As a result the futures of a number of their faltering stars are unclear. 

However, for now, a handful of them have made the highly-coveted rankings of the division’s richest footballers, with Cristiano Ronaldo topping the chart.

Manchester City talisman Kevin De Bruyne earns £1.7m a month and a total of £20.4m yearly

French publication L’Equipe have revealed the names of the five top earners in the top-flight

Ronaldo, who arrived back at United at the start of the season for a sensational homecoming, is said to be earning an eye-watering £2.2million per month. 

This sees him take first place in the top five comfortably, with his overall yearly figure coming to just over £26.4m. 

Manchester City talisman Kevin De Bruyne then stands behind him on £1.7m a month – and his yearly wages equal £20.4m.

United goalkeeper David de Gea is the third-best paid player in the Premier League, meanwhile, with the stopper banking an impressive monthly figure of £1.6m.

Despite being criticised in some corners of the United fanbase, the Spain international is said to earn £19.2m per year. 

Then, rounding off the top five, are two more Red Devils in in-form forward Jadon Sancho and defender Raphael Varane. 

Sancho, it has been reported, earns £1.5m per month, or £18m a year.

Goalkeeper David de Gea, also of United, banks £1.6m monthly and around £19.2m every year

In-form Red Devils winger Jadon Sancho reportedly earns £1.5m per month, or £18m per year

Team-mate Varane, meanwhile, penned a contract which sees him make £1.3m per month, or an equally eye-popping £15.6m a year.

Forbes have estimated that United are the fourth richest club in the world, with an estimated value of £2.9billion – despite their ongoing on-field woes.

Intriguingly, three of the players they recruited last summer – Ronaldo, Sancho and Varane – have been singled out in the top five list from L’Equipe.

Adding together all of the wages of United players, the club’s payroll reportedly stands at £388m per year, with Ronaldo’s sizeable fees taking up a large chunk.

Raphael Varane penned a contract which sees him make £1.3m per month and £15.6m a year