L’Équipe names Haaland as Premier League’s top earner in annual salary ranking

French sports daily L’Équipe has placed Manchester City striker Erling Haaland at the top of its latest Premier League salary ranking, estimating his gross monthly pay at €2.63 million and underlining the scale of wage concentration among the league’s biggest stars.

L’Équipe’s latest annual salary survey places Haaland first among Premier League players, ahead of Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah, whose gross monthly salary is estimated at €2 million. The report, relayed by several outlets that cited the French newspaper, says Manchester United midfielder Casemiro and Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk share third place on €1.75 million gross per month.

According to summaries of the ranking, fifth place is shared by Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes and Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka, both on an estimated €1.5 million gross per month. L’Équipe also notes that the figures are estimates rather than officially published club payroll data.

The list is notable not only because Haaland remains the clear No. 1 in England, but because it shows how strongly salary power is concentrated in a relatively small group of elite clubs. Manchester City, Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal account for all the names in the reported top five, reflecting the financial hierarchy that continues to shape the Premier League’s competitive landscape. This final point is an inference based on the reported ranking.

For the league, the ranking is another reminder that star retention and title ambition increasingly depend on wage capacity as much as on transfer spending. Haaland’s lead at the top of the table also reinforces just how central he has become to Manchester City’s sporting and commercial project. That final assessment is an inference based on the ranking and Haaland’s position within it.