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ManU's Wayne Rooney Tops Wealth-X's List Of Richest EPL Players With $110M Net Worth

With a net worth of $110M, ManU forward Wayne Rooney took the top spot on Wealth-X's list of the EPL's richest players, which it released on Wednesday. Rooney is also one of the highest-paid players in the EPL, raking in a salary of about $20M in '15. Also featured on the list is Rooney's German teammate Bastian Schweinsteiger, who will don the ManU jersey following his $23M signing from Bayern Munich earlier this month. Schweinsteiger scored fourth place on the list with an estimated net worth of $60M. Chelsea's John Terry is the oldest player on the list with a net worth of $65M. Below are the top 5 wealthiest EPL footballers:

Rank

Name

Estimated
Net Worth*

Football Club

Age

Nationality

1

Wayne Rooney

110

Manchester United

29

British

2

Yaya Toure

75

Manchester City

32

Ivorian

3

John Terry

65

Chelsea

34

British

4

Bastian Schweinsteiger

60

Manchester United

31

German

5

Sergio Aguero

55

Manchester City

27

Argentine
(Wealth-X).

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