THEY say that behind every successful man, there stands a great woman.
That appears to ring true for players of the English Premier League, who are cheered on by their stunning wives and girlfriends.
With the season having kicked off this weekend, many will be in the stands cheering on their fellas, while others support them from afar.
Some wags have amassed armies of fans of their own – and can rake in thousands by sharing a single Instagram post.
The amount they can earn – estimated by HypeAuditor’s Instagram Money Calculator – is dictated by how many followers they have, average likes and the reach of their account.
Here we reveal the ultimate Premier League Wag Instagram rich list – and some can even out-earn their footballer partners.
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Cindy Kimberly – £9K
Dutch model Cindy, 24, has managed to build a huge online presence, largely thanks to Justin Bieber launching an internet hunt to find her.
He posted her picture to millions of his followers with the caption “Omg who is this!!” back in 2015, when she was 17.
Cindy has since modelled for huge fashion brands like Marc Jacobs, Savage x Fenty and Boohoo, and posed for Sports Illustrated among other top titles.
She began dating Everton midfielder Dele Alli in 2022 and they’ve been spotted enjoying holidays and sharing loved up snaps of each other.
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With 7million followers, Cindy reigns supreme when it comes to Instagram and is reportedly able to charge brands up to £9,000 per post – around the same as Dele, who has 8.5m followers.
Dani Dyer – £5.7K
Love Island star Dani Dyer, 27, who won the series in 2018 with ex Jack Fincham, went public with West Ham star Jarrod Bowen in 2021.
The pair delighted fans in May when Dani gave birth to their twins Summer and Star. Dani already has a two-year-old with her jailbird ex-boyfriend Sammy Kimmence.
As one of the most popular Love Island stars, Dani has over 3.8m followers on Instagram – and with her likes averaging 221.7k, she’s allegedly able to demand £5,749 per post.
Meanwhile Jarrod has 351K followers, and can earn an estimated £3,473 per post.
Marta Diaz – £5.4K
Marta Diaz, 23, certainly knows how to set pulses racing – she’s famous for her racy snaps on social media.
The Spanish beauty is dating Tottenham star Sergio Reguilon, and previously admitted the couple went months without having sex because they were separated during lockdown.
She is just one of a select few WAGs to have more followers than their partners.
On YouTube she has over 2m subscribers, while over on Instagram she has more than 3.3m, and can make an estimated £5,400 per post.
Sergio, meanwhile, has 1.8m Instagram followers – and can reportedly net £6,237 per post.
Vlada Zinchenko – £3.9K
Manchester City’s Oleksander Zinchenko married Vlada in 2020 after a romantic proposal inside the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv.
The Ukrainian’s teammates helped keep their romance a secret until they were ready to tell the world.
Now they are proud parents to two kids and regularly give fans glimpses into their family life on social media.
Before becoming Mrs Zinchchenko, Vlada, 27, made a name for herself as a sports journalist and has interviewed some of the world’s top football players.
On Instagram she has 683k followers, and can earn an estimated £3,900 per sponsored post. Her hubby has 2.5m followers.
Melanie Da Cruz – £3.3K
Melanie, 32, is no stranger to the limelight – she made a name for herself on French TV and has been with Manchester United star Anthony Martial since 2016.
Their relationship did not get off to a smooth start, however – eyebrows were raised when he dumped his former lover Samantha Jacquelinet and got together with Melanie soon after.
Despite past allegations of infidelity, the pair appear to be loved up and regularly share snaps of them on holiday in destinations like Dubai and Santorini.
Anthony is dad to son Peyton, whom he shares with Samantha, and also has Swan, who was born in 2018 with Melanie.
Melanie’s 4.5million followers on Instagram means brands aiming to work with her could be paying up to £3,300 per post. Anthony has 6.3m followers and can ask up to £7.8K.
Ainê Coutinho – £2.4k
The romance between Ainê and childhood sweetheart Philippe Coutinho has been hailed as one of football’s ‘great love stories’.
The Brazilian pair first met as teenagers – Phillipe was 14 – at a friend’s party and have been inseparable ever since.
She has always supported his football career and follows him whenever he moves to a new club.
Ainê, 30, and Aston Villa star Phillippe, who married in 2012 and share three children together, often post adorable snaps of each other and their family. They even have sweet tattoo tributes to each other.
With 979k followers on Instagram, Ainê is reportedly able to pocket up to £2,362 per post.
Meanwhile her husband boasts a whopping 24.9m followers – meaning he can allegedly command up to £20K per post.
Anna Mariana Casemiro – £2.2k
Anna Mariana, 34, has been extremely successful in her own right – she has a successful make-up range and works as a model on Instagram – when she is not busy being a mum.
She is married to Manchester United star Casemiro and they share two kids. They began dating in 2011 and married three years later.
Brazilian Anna – who holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration – met Casemiro while the midfielder played for Sao Paolo.
With 504.6k followers on Instagram and an engagement rate of 3.6%, she is reportedly able to make up £2,284 on Instagram. Her hubby has 22.1m followers and can command an estimated £21K.
Maja Nilsson Lindelof – £2K
She has been called the sexiest WAG in the world and has been building an incredible Instagram empire.
Married to Manchester United’s Victor Lindelof, Swedish beauty Maja, 29, is founder of the fashion brand Lis Bonne Atelier and also writes blogs for a glossy magazine.
She’s also a human rights ambassador for UNICEF and often highlights the work being done to protect children around the world.
Maja has an Instagram following of 252k and can allegedly charge up to £2,000 each time she posts an advert. Her husband has 2.3m followers, but can reportedly only command £2,684 per post.
Izabel Kovačić – £1.9K
As far as glam WAGS go, it doesn’t get much better than Izabel, who is the wife of Manchester City central midfielder Mateo Kovačić.
The pair’s relationship has been wholesome from the beginning – they even met at church while they were teenagers.
And in 2017, they returned to that same church for their wedding.
Since then, she has been living the ultimate Wag dream and is often seen vacationing at exotic locations.
Isabel, 30 has an impressive social media presence – she’s followed by 457k people and is able to make £1,965 on the platform.
It pales in comparison to her husband’s five million followers, however.
Isabelle da Silva – £1.8K
In 2020, Isabelle da Silva put her family’s business out in the open when she revealed she was trying to convince her Brazilian husband Thiago to have a vasectomy.
The mum-of-two, 36, has been married to the Chelsea star since 2015 after being together for years.
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She is extremely active on social media where she has over 669k followers. Isabelle regularly posts snaps of Thiago and their kids alongside sultry bikini shots.
On Instagram, she is reportedly able to earn up to £1,817 each time she agrees to a sponsored post. Thiago, who has 22m followers, can earn an estimated £17K per post.
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