RAHEEM STERLING has taken the mantle of Chelsea’s top earner after his £50million move from Manchester City.
The winger rakes in a whopping £325k-a-week, according to reports, with new signings Wesley Fofana and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang also not short of cash.
Sterling has leapfrogged Kai Havertz as the highest earner at the club, with the German thought to be on £310k-a-week.
While £34m new boy Kalidou Koulibaly who is the third highest earner at Chelsea.
The 31-year-old takes home a reported £295k-a-week.
And after a squad overhaul following the arrival of new owner Todd Boehly, the three of the top five highest earners is also a new signing.
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The fifth highest earner being Fofana, with the 21-year-old scooping £200k-a-week after his £70m move from Leicester.
Fellow new signing Aubameyang is claimed to be on £160k-a-week after joining from Barcelona on transfer deadline day.
That is only enough to be the ninth highest earner at Stamford Bridge.
Meanwhile Marc Cucurella takes home £175k-a-week, which is less than left-back rival Ben Chilwell, who is thought to be on £190k-a-week.
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Reece James has shot up to the club’s fourth highest earner after signing a mega new £250k-a-week deal yesterday.
And while Mason Mount currently only scoops £88k-a-week, it may not be long until he’s alongside the likes of James and the other top earners.
The Blues are keen to tie the Academy graduate down to a new deal after securing James’ long-term future.
Elsewhere Callum Hudson-Odoi earns a cool £120k-a-week, despite being shipped out on loan to Bayer Leverkusen.
The Blues have handed 18-year-old Carney Chukwuemeka a reported £85k-a-week deal, despite the teenager only playing 14 times in the Premier League.
Meanwhile, deadline day loan addition Denis Zakaria is thought to be on £35k-a-week.
Backup keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga earns £190k-a-week, more than double first choice stopper Edouard Mendy.
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Other big earners include Christian Pulisic, who rakes in £160k-a-week.
Jorginho and Thiago Silva are all on £110k-a-week, while Mateo Kovacic and Hakim Ziyech each earn £100k-a-week, as per Spotrac’s figures.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
