Salah Highest Paid Player in Liverpool - Paper

An English newspaper reported Sunday that Mohamed Salah is the highest-paid player in Liverpool.

"Unsurprisingly, superstar winger Mohamed Salah takes home the biggest pay check from Anfield - with £200,000 pocketed each week," Mirror said.

It also said the iconic Egyptian star came 8th in the list of the highest-paid player in the Premier League. "The Egyptian is only the joint-eighth highest earner in the Premier League though, with David De Gea, Kevin De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling, Paul Pogba, Mesut Ozil, Anthony Martial and Sergio Aguero negotiating bigger wages," the British newspaper said.

Mirror revealed that the Reds splash out over £110 million on player wages during the current season.

Liverpool are now topping the Premier League table after dropping just two points in their adventure in the league till now.

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The British newspaper said that Liverpool is so close to making use of what they spent to bring a high-quality team together as they are so close to claiming the first Premier League title since 1990. Despite their heavy spending, the Reds came third after Man Utd and Man City.

"Despite boasting the top spot on the pitch, on the pay roll they sit behind Manchester United and Manchester City in third - spending £113.256m on salaries in the 2019/20 season," Mirror explained.