Top Ten Highest Paid Nigeria-Eligible Players In The English Premier League Revealed

Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi and Chelsea-owned winger Victor Moses are the joint-highest paid Nigerian players on the books of Premier League clubs, according to a study by Spotrac.

The Foxes' payroll for the 2019-2020 season shows that Ndidi earns £3,900,000 per annum, making him the fifth highest earner at the King Power Stadium outfit behind Jamie Vardy (£7.28m), Kasper Schmeichel (£6.76m), Johnny Evans (£4.16m) and Adrien Silva (£4.16m).

Moses, who is spending the whole of this season on loan at Fenerbahce, also takes home £3.9m every year (£75,000 per week) and the right winger is the third highest paid Chelsea loanee.

The third ranked Nigerian highest earner in the English topflight is out-of-favour Super Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho, with guaranteed wages of £60,000 per week.

Former Arsenal winger Alex Iwobi pockets a total of £2,600,000 per season (£50,000 per week), making him the fourth highest paid Nigerian footballer, and Bournemouth's Jordon Ibe is next with weekly wages of £38,000.

Completing the top ten are Watford's Isaac Success, Manchester City's Tosin Adarabioyo, Bournemouth's Dominic Solanke, Brighton & Hove's Leon Balogun and former Denmark U21 star Philip Billing.

1) Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) - £75,000
   Victor Moses (Chelsea) - £75,000
3) Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) - £60,000
4) Alex Iwobi (Everton) - £50,000
5) Jordon Ibe (Bournemouth) - £38,000
6) Isaac Success (Watford) - £30,000
   Tosin Adarabioyo (Manchester City) - £30,000
8) Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) - £25,000
9) Leon Balogun (Brighton & Hove) - £18,269
10) Philip Billing (Bournemouth) - £15,000

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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