The 20 best paid players in the world – Football’s richest, featuring Chelsea’s Hazard & Liverpool’s Suarez

16) Luis Suarez – Liverpool – €14.2m

Suarez is a nailed on certainty to win the Premier League Player of the Year award this season, following his ludicrous form that earned him a bumper new deal just before Christmas.

=15) Bastian Schweinsteiger – €14.5m

The stalwart German midfielder has racked up over 460 appearances for the Bundesliga giants.