The Premier League's(EPL) top Ten biggest earners

Wayne Rooney

(The Mirror)-Wayne Rooney has just signed a new mega-bucks contract with Manchester United, worth a reported £300,000-a-week.

But where does that place him among the best paid players in the Premier League? Here, we take a look at the 10 highest earners in the Premier League.

1. Wayne Rooney

Top of the table is Wayne Rooney who now takes home a jaw-dropping £300,000-a-week. Give us a fiver Wayne.

2. Yaya Toure

At £240,000-a-week to former Barcelona man Yaya Toure costs big spending Manchester City more a week than a Wonga loan.

3. Sergio Aguero

Level pegging with the Dutch hitman is another Manchester man, but Sergio Aguero has been topping the scoring charts on the blue half of the city.

4. Robin van Persie

The striker swapped London for Manchester and now rakes in £225,000-a-week at Old Trafford.

5. Luis Suarez

The most interviewed vampire since Brad Pitt, Luis Suarez commands £220,000-a-week at Liverpool

6. Eden Hazard

Chelsea feature again in the chart as they are currently forking out a whopping £185,000 every seven days for their Belgian starlet Eden Hazard.

7. Mesut Ozil

Arsenal's bank manager will now know that big fees generally come with big wages as they follow up the £42.5million fee for Mesut Ozil with £180,000-a-week for the German star.

8. John Terry

The Chelsea man is currently pocketing £175,000-a-week, but with his deal up in the summer the Blues skipper might take a cut soon.

9. Fernando Torres, Chelsea – £170,000-a-week

A British record at the time when Liverpool trousered £50million for the Spaniard, Chelsea also have to dig deep every week to find his £170,000.

10. David Silva, Manchester City – £160,000-a-week

Bottom of our list but top of top of the assists for Manchester City is David Silva who earns around £160,000-a-week.

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