Some 35 goalkeepers have played in the English Premier League (EPL) in the first 33 game weeks of the 2022/23 season. However, only five of them are paid over £100,000 a week. Who are these highest-paid EPL goalkeepers?
The player at the top of this list is David De Gea. The Spaniard joined the EPL in July 2011 when he joined Manchester United. Since joining the Red Devils, De Gea has had two contract extensions. His current weekly earnings now stand at £375,000. This makes him Manchester club's highest earning goalkeeper and second only to Kevin De Bruyne (who earns £400,000) in the English top flight. Interestingly, the 32-year-old is a prime candidate for the EPL Golden Glove after keeping 14 clean sheets in 31 games this season.
Chelsea's Kepa Arrizabalaga is second in this category. The 28-year-old player, with Spanish nationality like De Gea, currently earns £150,000 a week at Chelsea. The Spaniard earns the same weekly salary as Liverpool's Alisson Becker, who is Brazilian. Meanwhile, this deal has kept 11 clean sheets in the Premiership this season while Arrizabalaga has kept 2 clean sheets. This is probably why Alisson has a higher market value (€45m) than his Chelsea counterpart (€15m).
The fourth man on the list is 2022 World Cup champion Emiliano Martinez. His £120,000 weekly salary makes him the third highest earner in Villa Park. Although the Argentine player's salary is less than 1/3 of that of De Gears, he is one of the players with the best record in the EPL Golden Glove race this season. Meanwhile, Martinez has a weekly income on par with Alphonse Areola. The French goalkeeper moved to West Ham United permanently earlier this season and became the Hammers' number one choice.
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Final offers from all parties, including Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and Sir Jim Ratcliffe, were received on Friday night
Avram Glazer (L) and Joel Glazer, the Co-Chairmen of Manchester United look on during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Burnley at Old Trafford on February 11, 2015
Avram Glazer and Joel Glazer are the co-chairmen of Manchester United
The Glazer family will decide whether to sell Manchester United over the coming days in what could be a watershed moment for Britain's biggest club after final takeover bids were submitted on Friday night.
Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani is hoping his third and “final” offer – believed to be worth around £5 billion – will be enough to persuade the Glazers to cash in and trump Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe's own fight for control at Old Trafford.
Sources close to both camps confirmed on Friday night that their bids had been submitted before the 10pm deadline.
The next few days, as the Glazers consider their options, could influence the club's direction of travel for years to come with a number of proposals on the table, including offers of minority stakes.
It is six months since the Glazers announced a “strategic review” of the club, which included the possibility of a sale, and sources close to Sheikh Jassim believe the time has come for the Americans to make a concrete decision over how they wish to proceed after a protracted bidding process. Many fans, desperate to see the Glazers back, have called for a full sale and are eager to avoid the situation that the humiliated Americans remain at the club in one form or another.
Sheikh Jassim, son of former Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassam bin Jaber Al Thani, one of the richest men in the Gulf nation, remains the favorite to land the club and auctioneer Unique offer 100% control and a zero debt purchase. .
In addition to offering to take over the house of Glazer and other investors, the president of the Islamic Bank of Qatar also pledged to provide a large investment to redevelop Old Trafford or build a new stadium and renovate the facility. trained Carrington and considered his offer the "best". . for the club, supporters and community”.
If successful, financial sources suggest that Qataris will need at least a month to buy a 69% stake in the Glazers, but six weeks or more to buy a 31% stake held by many other investors.
Although a bid of around £5 billion or more would be a world record for a sports franchise, the Glazers are looking for up to £6 billion. Under the Glazers, who bought the club in 2005 after widespread protests, United have endured a decade of decline since Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement amid anger over money being withdrawn. from the club's coffers to fund a highly leveraged structure.
United boss Erik ten Tag is also keen for clarity ahead of the crucial summer transfer window, plans made even more complicated by the uncertainty of who will own the club.
In a new surprise this week, it appears that one of the proposals put forward by Ratcliffe includes an option for Joel and Avram Glazer, United's co-chairs, to retain a stake in the club in hopes it can increase his odds.
Several US investment firms - Elliott Management, Carlyle Group and Ares Management - are also club candidates, but they offer minority equity and financing.
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