Premier League footballer salaries have gone through the roof over the past two decades, and that is pretty much a reflection of the huge broadcast revenues that the top flight of English football brings in.

On top of the wealthy backers that Premier League clubs tend to attract, it means some of the star players earn nearly as much as top American sport stars.

For this list of the top five highest-paid players, we have used the data collected by Sportrac, who calculate the earnings of footballers.

Press the next page as we countdown the top earners in the Premier League.