5 football players whose wages don't make any sense

#5 Jack Wilshere

Jack Wilshere has failed to get much playing time for Arsenal with constant injuries

There was a time when the English media made Jack Wilshere the poster boy as England’s “Messi”. Down the years, the real Lionel managed to earn 5 Ballon d'Or while Wilshere struggled to stay fit even for a quarter of a season.

Arsene Wenger introduced the Arsenal Academy graduate to his first team in the hope of making another Cesc Fàbregas but alas!! The injury prone creative midfielder has seldom made any long term impact to the club. Moreover, his smoking habit being caught on camera has elevated more controversies than his goal-bound shots.

Last time when he featured in more than 25 games in a Premier League season was in 2010/11 and yet he earns £90,000 a week salary. His earning is more than Aaron Ramsey, Laurent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker, three key members of the Arsenal’s success.

Apparently, Wilshere’s initial creativity on the pitch and English media’s overrated hype has earned him the price tag even after spending half of his season in injuries and side-lined.

Jack Wilshere is one of the best example to understand about how English Premier League model works and how they set the insane price tags and wages to the players.