Van Dijk, De Bruyne and other highest-paid Premier League captains

• Liverpool skipper Virgil van Dijk signed a caller two-year declaration with his existent woody acceptable to expire this summer
• The Netherlands International retains his spot arsenic Europe's best-paid defender and among the league's highest-paid
• He ties Manchester City skipper Kevin De Bruyne arsenic the apical 2 highest-paid skippers successful the Premier League

Virgil van Dijk gave Liverpool fans alleviation erstwhile helium signed a caller declaration aft months of speculation that helium could permission the nine arsenic a escaped cause this summer.

Van Dijk signed his caller declaration a week aft Mohamed Salah besides extended his deal, easing Liverpool's interest of losing some apical stars for escaped astatine the extremity of the season.

Virgil van Dijk is 1 of the highest-paid Premier League captains aft signing a caller contract. Photo by Ed Sykes.
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He joined the nine successful 2018 for a satellite grounds interest of £75 cardinal from Southampton and instantly addressed the antiaircraft problems astatine the club. He became the skipper aft Jordan Henderson’s departure successful 2023.

According to The Athletic, helium volition gain astir £400,00 per week wage connected the declaration that volition tally until helium is 35, placing him among the highest-paid players successful the Premier League.

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Legit.ng looks astatine the highest-paid captains successful the Premier League aft the Dutch’s contract, arsenic archetypal reported by Planet Football.

Highest-paid Premier League captains

1. Kevin De Bruyne

The Belgian is portion of Manchester City’s enactment group, which includes Rodri and Ruben Dias. He reportedly earns £400,000 a week, 1 of the highest successful the league, lone down teammate Erling Haaland, who earns £500,000 aft signing a caller declaration successful January.

1. Virgil van Dijk

Van Dijk is associated apical with De Bruyne arsenic the highest-paid captains successful the league aft his caller contract. Though aggregate reports successful England claimed determination was nary important summation successful the wage and different incentives payments were negotiated instead.

3. Bruno Fernandes

Manchester United skipper Bruno Fernandes, alongside De Bruyne, is 1 of the astir originative players successful the league. He presently earns a reported £300,000 per week aft the nine exercised the enactment of extending his existent woody by different 12 months.

4. Reece James

Chelsea skipper Reece James during the 2-1 nonaccomplishment to Legia Warsaw successful the UEFA Europa Conference League. Photo by Harry Murphy.
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James became Chelsea's skipper astatine the commencement of the 2023/24 play aft the departure of Cesar Azpilicueta. He was 1 of the players the Todd Boehly-led medication committed to a semipermanent declaration successful 2022, signing a six-year woody worthy £250,000 per week.

5. Martin Odegaard

Odegaard was named Arsenal's skipper aft Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was removed successful 2022. A twelvemonth later, helium signed a caller five-year declaration until the summertime of 2028. He is the fifth-highest-paid skipper with a play wage of £240,000.

De Bruyne to permission Man City

Legit.ng reported that Kevin De Bruyne volition permission Manchester City astatine the extremity of the play aft 10 years astatine the club, with his adjacent destination yet to beryllium decided.

He has interests from the Major League Soccer clubs Chicago Fire and Inter Miami, portion helium has besides noted that helium could stay successful the Premier League.

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