The Premier League's most-valuable contracts with Erling Haaland the king on £200m decade-long new deal… but which two Man United misfits are in the top 10?

Erling Haaland’s nine-year contract extension at Manchester City will see the superstar striker bag over £200m should he stay until the expiration of his deal in 2034.

The Norwegian put pen-to-paper on the Premier League’s biggest ever contract and the release clauses that have been removed from his extension now make it incredibly difficult for any potential suitors.

While Haaland’s deal is among sport’s most lucrative contracts, huge paydays are commonplace amongst England’s biggest clubs even if not quite at the City star’s extent.

The riches that the Premier League offers is one of the main reasons why players pursue a move to England knowing will likely pay more than other major European leagues.

Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Newcastle, and Spurs have all been known to offer massive salaries to stars and Mail Sport has delved deeper into the figures behind the league’s 20 most valuable contracts.

Haaland’s new deal puts his gross earnings over the next nine years nearly £200m ahead of his closest rival: Enzo Fernandez, who remains one of the league’s most expensive recruits according to Capology.

Chelsea’s Enzo Fernandez follows Haaland in the Premier League as he is due to earn £74.8m

Chelsea forked out a then record-breaking £107m in January 2023 for the combative midfielder after he played a starring role in Argentina’s magical Qatar World Cup triumph.

His reward was a stunning eight-and-a-half-year contract that runs until 2032 and a £180k-per-week salary. As a result, Fernandez has £74.8m remaining to be paid should he stay for the full length of his deal.

The 24-year-old had a tough start to life at Stamford Bridge having initially signed under Graham Potter’s watch only for the Englishman to be sacked, with struggles then continuing under Mauricio Pochettino.

He finally appears to have found his groove amongst England’s elite and has started all but four of Chelsea’s Premier League matches with Enzo Maresca in the dugout this season.

The same can’t be said for Manchester United outcast Marcus Rashford who remains the club’s highest earner despite being dropped from matchday squads by Ruben Amorim.

Rashford’s career-best season during Erik ten Hag’s first year in charge saw the England international negotiate a new £375k-per-week, five-year contract at his boyhood club.

He then endured a torrid second season under Ten Hag , scoring just eight goals across all competitions, and the 27-year-old now finds his career at a crossroads.

Rashford has a gross total of £62.4m remaining on his deal but isn’t likely to recoup much of that given he has publicly declared his intention to find a ‘new challenge’ elsewhere.

Mason Mount also features in the top 10, but has been plagued by injuries at Man United

Cole Palmer is fourth on the list having been rewarded for his form with a new Chelsea deal

One Englishman who is showing why he deserves to be rewarded with one of the Premier League’s biggest paydays is Cole Palmer who comes in at number four on our list.

Palmer joined Chelsea in a now-budget £42.5m deal at the start of last season, with the Man City academy product having been unable to claim a regular spot in the champions’ team.

The Blues talisman quickly proved doubters wrong by scoring 22 league goals in his debut season and was given a new two-year contract extension in the summer in a bid to ward off interested clubs.

Palmer’s pay rise means his revised salary is now just over £6.7m-per-year and across the entirety of his contract will be paid a whopping £60.8m.

Arsenal’s Kai Havertz follows Palmer close behind in the charts and despite earning more per week will actually earn less in the long run given he has four years remaining on his contract as opposed to the Chelsea attacker’s nine.

Gunners supporters were left frustrated with the playmaker as he missed several massive chances and the final penalty in a shootout against rivals Man United that saw Mikel Arteta’s side knocked out of the FA Cup last week.

His performances since joining from Chelsea in a £65m deal last summer have largely impressed and Arsenal’s offering of another £58.2m gross paid up until the end of his contract in 2028 is testament to the value they place in the German.

Similarly, Chelsea’s Pedro Neto shares the same remaining gross earnings as Havertz but is paid only £160k-per-week due to his contract running over another seven years instead of four.

It’s largely the same situation for his Blues team-mate Moises Caicedo who remains the Premier League’s record transfer with Brighton sanctioning a £115m sale for the midfielder last year.

Pedro Neto and Moises Caicedo’s inclusion further shows Chelsea’s focus on long-term deals

His rather modest £150k-per-week salary is subject to future rises based on his performances and Chelsea’s silverware success, but as things stand the Ecuadorian will be paid £54.6m over the next seven years in London.

It’s a similar figure for Chelsea captain Reece James, but the full-back is paid roughly an extra £100k-per-week as he signed a contract extension before the club began their process of offering massive futureproof deals.

The 25-year-old has a gross total of £52m remaining on his contract that has four years remaining, but his fitness issues have left questions over his future place at the club.

James is widely-regarded as one of England’s best full-backs but has seen his career stall in recent years after been dogged by injuries. Since the start of last season has missed 316 days through a myriad of setbacks.

It’s an almost identical scenario for Man United midfielder Mason Mount who boasts the Premier League’s ninth most valuable contract since joining from Chelsea in 2023.

Mount – who has the same £52m remaining on his contract – was hoping swapping London for England’s north-west would reignite his career.

The England international had only made 32 appearances for the club, with most of his United career spent on the treatment table.

Arsenal star Declan Rice is just outside the top 10 with the midfielder set to earn £49.9m

Rice is due to earn the same amount as Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard from their deals

Newcastle’s Anthony Gordon makes the top 20 having recently signed a new contract

Amorim’s arrival prompted hopes that Mount could be set for an extended starting role only for the Englishman to limp off in last month’s Manchester derby and remains in extended recovery.

A final injury-prone star completes the top 10 in the form of a sixth Chelsea player as centre-back Wesley Fofana again remains with a gross payable wage of £52m.

The Frenchman is yet to reach the heights that was expected when he joined in a £70m transfer from Leicester two years ago as one of Europe’s most-promising centre-backs.

Fofana missed the entirety of last season with an ACL rupture and now risks being out of action for the remainder of this campaign with a hamstring injury.

Chelsea’s long-term contracts have seen them commit significant funds to three further players in the top 20, with Christopher Nkunku, Joao Felix and Nicolas Jackson featuring.

Man United’s Matthijs de Ligt and Bruno Fernandes also make the top 20, along with Arsenal’s key midfield stars Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard.

Despite being out of the Man City starting line-up currently, Jack Grealish is 16th in the list with £46.8m remaining as part of his deal.

Outside of the traditional Big Six, Newcastle’s Anthony Gordon and West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen are part of the top ranked players, with the duo set to earn £46.8m in the remainder of their respective deals.