4) Paul Pogba (£15m a year)

The Frenchman was actually inside the final twelve months of his current deal before Manchester United took up their option to extend his stay for a further year.

Pogba is still on the contract he signed when he re-joined the Red Devils from Juventus in 2016, meaning he has earned £50m over the past four years, and he will have taken home a staggering £90m by the end of the 2021/22 season.