The 45 highest paid Premier League players in 2021/22 - in pictures

Cristiano Ronaldo, Romelu Lukaku, Kevin de Bruyne - who earns the most?

45) Christian Pulisic of Chelsea earns £137,500 a week, according to spotrac.com. Getty

39=) Tottenham's Son Heung-min earns £140,000 a week. Getty

39=) Manchester City's German midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, £140,000 a week. AFP

39=) Liverpool's James Milner, £140,000. Getty

39=) Jordan Henderson of Liverpool, £140,000. Getty

39=) Leicester City's Jamie Vardy, £140,000. Reuters

39=) Nicolas Pepe of Arsenal, £140,000 a week. Reuters

33=) Manchester City mnidfielder Bernardo Silva, £150,000. Getty

33=) Manchester City's Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho, £150,000 a week. AFP

33=) Liverpool's Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Becker, £150,000. AFP

33=) Mateo Kovacic of Chelsea, £150,000. Getty

33=) Chelsea's Kai Havertz, £150,000. Reuters

33=) Cesar Azpilicueta of Chelsea, £150,000. Getty

32) Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes, £154,286. Reuters

31) Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, £155,000. AP

30) Juan Mata of Manchester United, £160,000. Getty

29) Manchester United's Harry Maguire, £162,775. Reuters

26=) Liverpool's Fabinho, £180,000 a week. EPA

26=) Liverpool's Roberto Firmino, £180,000. Reuters

26=) Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold, £180,000. EPA

25) Arsenal's Alexandre Lacazette, £182,051. Reuters

24) Ben Chilwell of Chelsea, £190,000 a week. Getty

23) Arsenal's Willian, £192,308 a week. Getty

17=) Tottenham Hotspur's French midfielder Tanguy Ndombele, £200,000 a week. AFP

17=) Tottenham striker Harry Kane, £200,000 a week. Reuters

17=) Manchester United's English striker Marcus Rashford, £200,000 a week. AFP

17=) Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, £200,000 a week. Getty

17=) Thiago Alcantara of Liverpool, £200,000 a week. Getty

17) Arsenal's Thomas Partey, £200,000 a week. Reuters

16) Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk, £220,000 a week. Reuters

12=) Manchester United's Anthony Martial, £250,000 a week. Reuters

12=) Edinson Cavani of Manchester United, £250,000 a week. Getty

12=) Manchester City's John Stones, £250,000 a week. Reuters

12) Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal, £250,000 a week. Reuters

11) Chelsea's German striker Timo Werner, £272,000 a week. AFP

9=) Manchester United's Paul Pogba, £290,000 a week. Getty

9=) N'Golo Kante of Chelsea, £290,000 a week. Getty

7=) Raheem Sterling of Manchester City, £300,000 a week. Getty

7=) Jack Grealish of Manchester City, £300,000 a week. Getty

6) Chelsea's Romelu Lukaku, £325,000 a week. Reuters

5) Raphael Varane of Manchester United, £340,000 a week. Getty

4) Jadon Sancho, another new arrival at Manchester United, £350,000 a week. Getty

3) Manchester United's David de Gea, £375,000 a week. Reuters

2) Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne gets a weekly wage of £400,000. Getty

1) Manchester United's new signing Cristiano Ronaldo earn £510,000 a week at Old Trafford, according to spotrac.com.

Cristiano Ronaldo was a superstar in the making when he left Manchester United for Real Madrid 12 years ago - and arrives back at Old Trafford established as one of the finest players in history.

United's coup to sign the Portuguese forward from Juventus is one of the most stunning moves of this transfer window, and has delighted fans who feared he was going to rivals Manchester City.

Ronaldo immediately goes into the top tier of earners in the Premier League - but does he become the new No 1 ahead of big names like Kevin de Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku, and Jack Grealish?

You can see the 45 highest-paid players in the Premier League and their weekly salaries for the 2021/22 season, according to Spotrac, an online sports team and player contract website, in the photo gallery above, in reverse order.

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Who is the Premier League's highest paid player?

Yes, he's done it. Ronaldo is the best-paid player in the Premier League, with the returning Manchester United forward earning a weekly salary of £510,000 ($702,000) a week, according to Spotrac.

The Portuguese striker takes over from last season's top earner Gareth Bale, who has returned to Real Madrid after his season-long loan from Real Madrid.

The top 10 highest paid Premier League players in 2021-2022

1. Cristiano Ronaldo – Manchester United, £510,000 per week

2. Kevin de Bruyne – Manchester City, £400,000 per week

3. David de Gea – Manchester United, £375,000 per week

4. Jadon Sancho - Manchester United, £350,000 per week

5. Raphael Varane - Manchester United, £340,000 per week

6. Romelu Lukaku – Chelsea, £325,000 per week

7= Jack Grealish – Manchester City, £300,000 per week

7= Raheem Sterling – Manchester City, £300,000 per week

9= N'Golo Kante - Chelsea, £290,000 per week

9= Paul Pogba - Manchester United, £290,000 per week