Manchester United players included on list of Premier League's top earners

In 30 years of Premier League football, Manchester United have had the highest-earning player 13 times, according to a new study.

This may not be of much surprise given the Red Devils’ dominance for a large part of the era - but the growth in wages might. According to a newly-released list, four of the current top five earners in the Premier League call Old Trafford their home.

These include two summer signings in Raphael Varane and Jadon Sancho, who reportedly take home around £325,000 and £375,000 a week, respectively. These figures trump nearly all of the top-flight’s highest-paid players over previous seasons - but neither are the top earner in the 2021/22 campaign.

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As per the Mirror, here are the 13 seasons Manchester United players were the Premier League’s highest income receivers throughout its history.

The Frenchman stole the 1995 crown from John Barnes and Chris Sutton’s £10,000-a-week when United pinned him down to an £18,000 weekly wage.

The Red Devils lost the title to Blackburn by a single point in a season that saw Cantona infamously ‘kung-fu’ kick a Crystal Palace fan who was hurling abuse at him during their game at Selhurst Park in January.

The first player to break the £50,000 mark, Roy Keane was handed a sizeable boost following United’s historic treble-winning 1998/99 season.

The captain guided the club to the title in both seasons as Manchester City were relegated from the top-flight in 2001.

The Irishman would go on to hold the highest-paid accolade for the fourth successive season following another pay-rise.

The Premier League was starting to really see the benefits of regular, high audience figures from broadcasts of live