5 highest paid players in Premier League: Man Utd dominate the list

4. Mesut Özil

Pay: £306,250 weekly ($20.9 million annually)

Team: Arsenal

Position: Midfielder

Country: Germany

Contract: Three-year deal worth £63.7 million ($83.1 million).

Ozil after the early exit of germany from the world cup.

Second on the list is Arsenal midfielder Mesut Özil, who is believed to make $20.9 million annually. Özil is one of the most well-respected and expensive German players in history however, the midfielder announced last month that he would be retiring from the German national team citing "racism and disrespect."

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1. Alexis Sanchez

Pay: £315,000 weekly ($21.5 million annually)

Team: Manchester United

Position: Forward

Country: Chile

Contract: Four-year deal worth £81.9 million ($106.9 million).

Alexis Sanchez

United employs three of the five highest-paid players in the Premier League: Alexis Sanchez, Pogba and Lukaku. The Chilean topped the list as the highest-paid player in the Premier League, with an estimated earnings of $21.5 million.

The former Arsenal player, Sanchez would be keen to revive his form after a rather subdued start to his career at Old Trafford.