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#8 Naby Keita - £120,000 per week
Signed with a big reputation from RB Leipzig in the summer of 2018, Naby Keita cost Liverpool £48m and currently earns £120k per week on his contract, which runs until 2023. However, it’s arguable that the Guinea international has not had the impact Jurgen Klopp was expecting.
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Keita has made just 47 Premier League appearances since arriving at Anfield, as his playing time has been curtailed by a number of injuries. However, now looking to return to full fitness, Keita will be hoping to secure a spot in Liverpool’s starting XI for the remainder of the 2020-21 campaign.
#7 James Milner - £140,000 per week
One of Liverpool’s longest-serving players, 34-year-old veteran James Milner is undoubtedly at the tail-end of his career. However, the former England international has kept himself in tremendous shape, and his versatility still makes him a key part of Jurgen Klopp’s squad.
Able to play anywhere in midfield and also as a left-back, Milner’s current contract takes him until the summer of 2022, when he’ll be 36 years old. Whether Liverpool want to keep him around past then is unknown, but right now, he remains highly useful to the cause and will be expected to play a major role this season due to the Reds’ injury issues.
#6 Jordan Henderson - £140,000 per week
Liverpool’s current captain, Jordan Henderson, isn’t the strongest technical player, but he certainly drives the Reds forward from the center of midfield. A key player for Jurgen Klopp, Henderson made a total of 30 Premier League appearances last season, and Liverpool were certainly better for his presence.
Currently 30 years old, Henderson’s £140k-per-week deal at Anfield runs until 2023. However, such is his importance – and legendary status as a Premier League title-winning captain – that he may well sign an extension and end his career on Merseyside.
#5 Sadio Mane - £150,000 per week
Arguably Liverpool’s most outstanding performer last season, Sadio Mane’s Premier League figures were outstanding. He scored 18 goals, made seven assists, and only missed three of the Reds’ matches in the 2019-20 campaign.
His importance has remained high at the beginning of 2020-21, as he’s already scored four goals in his first seven Premier League appearances. The Senegalese international was linked with a move to Real Madrid in 2018, but as he’s contracted at Liverpool until 2023, it’s likely he’ll remain a hero to Reds fans for some time yet.
#4 Virgil van Dijk - £180,000 per week
Perhaps no other signing has had such a transformative effect on his side’s fortunes as Virgil van Dijk. The Dutch defender was signed for around £75m from Southampton in January 2018 and immediately changed a formerly leaky defense into one of Europe's strongest.
Van Dijk did not miss a single minute of Premier League football in the 2019-20 season, and in fact, had barely missed a game point blank since his arrival at Anfield. However, the current campaign has seen him suffer a severe knee injury that will keep him sidelined for a long time. The big question remains how Liverpool will cope without him.
#3 Roberto Firmino - £180,000 per week
Although he doesn’t score as many goals as some fans would like, there’s no disputing the importance of Roberto Firmino to the Liverpool cause. The Brazilian is excellent at finding gaps in defenses that his teammates Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane can exploit. And 2019-20 saw him play in every Premier League game for the Reds.
Therefore, it should come as no surprise to learn that he’s one of Liverpool’s highest earners, taking home around £180k per week. With a contract running until the summer of 2023, it’s likely that the Brazilian will remain a key player for Jurgen Klopp for the foreseeable future.
#2 Thiago Alcantara - £192,308 per week
Liverpool’s biggest signing of the recent transfer window, Spanish midfielder Thiago Alcantara cost the Reds a paltry £20m – a small fee for such a highly rated player. Thiago had been plying his trade at Bayern Munich – where he’d won seven Bundesliga titles and the Champions League during his seven seasons there.
Given the Reds paid such a low fee for him, it should come as no surprise to see him as one of the side’s top earners on just under £200k per week.
Thus far into his Liverpool career, Thiago has struggled to make a real impact due to a positive COVID-19 test and an injury. However, his Reds career is still young, and with the passing ability to offer Liverpool a different dimension in midfield, he has plenty of time to be a huge success yet.
#1 Mohamed Salah - £200,000 per week
One of the outstanding players in the Premier League over the past few seasons, Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah stands as Liverpool’s highest earner. His current £200k-per-week deal runs until 2023, and based on what he’s done so far. There’s no doubt the club will want to keep him longer.
Salah has scored over 100 goals for the Reds in his time at Anfield and has been the club’s main source for goals throughout the period. While they have plenty of firepower, without Salah, they certainly wouldn’t be as dangerous – making his hefty contract worth every single penny.
