The influx of money in the Premier League means that even some players at the lower end of the table are earning a lot of cash.
After Luke Shaw signed a new contract with Manchester United, The Mirror put together a list of every club's top earner and some of the results were very interesting.
It's common knowledge that the likes of Kevin De Bruyne, Alexis Sanchez, Harry Kane and Mo Salah collect the biggest paychecks at their respective teams, but some of the reported figures near the bottom may come as surprise.
And the biggest shock of all involves Huddersfield's Alex Pritchard, who is believed to be on a massive £110,000-a-week deal with the Terriers.
The Spurs youth product joined from Norwich in a reported £11 million deal in January and has made 20 appearances for the cub, scoring one goal.
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This season he's failed to nailed down as starting spot in David Wagner's starting XI.He's played in six of Huddersfield's eight Premier League games this term, his only completed 90 minutes coming in the 1-1 draw with Burnley on 6 October.
According to spotrac.com, Aaron Mooy is Huddersfield's next best-paid player after Pritchard, with the Aussie international collecting £50,000 a week.
There's plenty more notable information from the piece, with both Fulham and Wolves' top earner only on a relatively modest £50,000 per week despite their big spending in the summer. Aleksandar Mitrovic and Ruben Neves share the same pay packet.
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Gylfi Sigurdsson, Everton's record signing, is the Toffees highest-earner on a reported £150,000 per week, while Wilfried Zaha apparently makes £130,000 a week at Crystal Palace after he committed his future to the Selhurst Park club.
Across London Javier Hernandez is said to rake in £140,000 a week playing for West Ham United, where he's scored just nine goals in 38 appearances since returning to English football.
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