32. Petr Cech (Chelsea) – £20m
Chelsea’s Petr Cech has enjoyed a fruitful career since joining the club for £7 million from Rennes in 2004, and was a key part of the Blues side that lifted the Champions League in Munich last season.
The Czech Republic goalkeeper has won a number of titles at Stamford Bridge during his eight years at the club, including three Premier League titles and four FA Cups.
He earns £100,000-a-week and can earn up to £600,000 in bonuses. Club owner Roman Abramovich shared out a £10m bonus (£400,000 per player) for lifting the coveted Champions League trophy in Munich.
The Czech international boasts lucrative sponsorship deals with Adidas, E-on, Sport Invest and Ceska Sporitelna taking his annual earnings to £7m. The deal with Adidas covers gloves, boots and – uniquely – protective headgear. His deal with Adidas is one of the biggest in football and was worth £17.5m over five years (£2.5m-a-year) when it was agreed in 2008.
Cech has made 88 appearances for his country. Before joining Chelsea, the 30-year-old played for Chmel Blsany and Sparta Prague ahead of two seasons with Rennes.