Yaya Toure Becomes the Highest-Paid Player in Premier League

Yaya Toure, Manchester City's latest recruit, has become the highest paid player in the Premier League with a staggering weekly wage of £200,000.

This means that he will earn an astonishing basic salary of £55.6 million over his 5-year deal with the club.

That's in addition to the rumoured £28 million City paid for his signature, making the deal worth £83.6 million in total.

And that figure could soar to even greater heights depending on City's success, as the deal has bonus clauses for finishing in top-four, Winning the FA Cup, the Champions League, and the Premier League.

The details of the mega deal, unveiled by the British tabloid News Of The World, will send shockwaves throughout the Premier League.

Among the Top 10 earners of the Premier League, City now have six players.

Here are the weekly wages of some of the Manchester City Players.

Kolo Toure- £120,000

Gareth Barry- £120,000

Carlos Tevez- £140,000

Emmanuel Adebayor- £140,000

Robinho- £160,000

Yaya Toure- £200,000

The details of the Silva deal have not been disclosed yet, but it was rumoured that he was offered weekly wages in excess of £160,000.