Richest Premier League footballers – Chelsea and Liverpool stars among those worth the most in England

2. Samuel Eto’o, Chelsea – £39m

Although now earning a healthy £7m a year in the English capital, it is the striker’s time at Anzhi Makhachkala that makes Eto’o such a rich man.

The 33-year-old was made the highest paid player in the world upon moving to Russia with wages of around £16.5m-a-year with bonuses and enjoyed two years of that pay day.