African Stars Dominate Premier League Salary List
African footballers are no longer just lighting up the Premier League. They are sitting on some of its biggest pay packets too.
A new set of reported salary estimates, published on Wednesday by MSN, underlines just how far the continent’s leading lights have climbed in England’s financial hierarchy. From Manchester to north London and the North East, African players are not just filling squads – they are anchoring projects and commanding elite wages.
Marmoush sets a new benchmark
At the head of the list stands Omar Marmoush. And he stands alone.
The Egyptian forward, now at Manchester City after his January 2025 move from Eintracht Frankfurt, is reportedly earning a staggering £295,000 per week. That figure doesn’t just place him among the best-paid Africans in the division. It blows the rest of the African field away.
His wage is almost double the £150,000 bracket that houses the next tier of African stars. For City, it is the price of a proven Bundesliga performer entering his peak. For African football, it is a new benchmark in the Premier League era.
The £150,000 club: Ghana and Cameroon muscle in
Just below Marmoush, a cluster of high-impact attackers have forced their way into the top-earning conversation.
Bryan Mbeumo, now in Manchester United colours after his rise at Brentford, reportedly pockets £150,000 per week. The Cameroon international has become one of his country’s standard-bearers in England, his move to Old Trafford reflecting both his consistency and his growing reputation.
Sharing that same salary bracket is another Cameroonian-born talent in Antoine Semenyo, now with Manchester City. The Ghana forward’s rapid progression in English football has taken him from promising prospect to major asset, culminating in a lucrative switch to the Etihad and a wage packet that underlines City’s faith in his trajectory.
Ghana’s presence at the top end of the pay scale does not end there. Mohammed Kudus, now at Tottenham Hotspur and also reportedly on £150,000 per week, has turned his West Ham United breakthrough into a starring role in north London. The attacking midfielder has become one of Africa’s standout figures in the league, and his salary reflects that elevated status.
Wissa, Mazraoui and the defensive earners
Just below that top band sits Yoane Wissa. The DR Congo international, now at Newcastle United, is said to be earning around £140,000 per week. Long a reliable attacking presence in the Premier League, his move to Tyneside has kept him firmly among the continent’s best-paid players in England.
At Manchester United, Moroccan defender Noussair Mazraoui is reportedly on £135,000 per week. In a list dominated by forwards and attacking midfielders, his place among the top earners underlines the premium now placed on versatile, high-level full-backs and defenders from the continent.
Young flair, big contracts
The next wave of African talent is already cashing in.
At Old Trafford, Amad Diallo is estimated to earn £120,000 per week. The Ivorian winger, once a highly touted teenager, now sits among the better-paid African players at United as he looks to convert potential into sustained influence.
Manchester City’s Rayan Aït-Nouri, the Algerian full-back, is also reportedly on £120,000 per week. His arrival at the Etihad has not only boosted Pep Guardiola’s options out wide but also strengthened African representation at a club that has become a magnet for elite talent.
Cameroon midfielder Carlos Baleba adds another layer to United’s African core. After completing his move from Brighton & Hove Albion, the 22-year-old is reportedly set to earn around £90,000 per week. It is a significant leap for a player who joined Brighton from Lille in 2023 and spent three seasons on the south coast before his high-profile switch to Old Trafford. He may sit below the established African stars in raw numbers, but within his age group he is already among the better-paid African players in the division.
Iwobi’s steady Premier League standing
Away from the Manchester giants and title-chasing City, Alex Iwobi continues to carve out a solid Premier League career at Fulham.
The Nigerian midfielder is estimated to earn around £80,000 per week, translating to roughly £4.16 million per year before bonuses. Since his move from Everton in September 2023, Iwobi has remained one of Nigeria’s most visible and experienced figures in the English top flight, his salary reflecting that enduring status.
A continental footprint that keeps growing
From Egypt to Ghana, Cameroon to Algeria, the spread of nations on this list tells its own story. African players are not merely filling quotas or padding squads. They are central to recruitment strategies, title pushes and rebuilds at some of England’s biggest clubs – and they are being paid accordingly.
With each new contract and each record-breaking move, the financial clout of African footballers in the Premier League grows sharper, louder and harder to ignore. The only real question now is how much higher that ceiling can go.
