17. Frank Lampard (Chelsea) – £33m
Frank Lampard has won all manner of trophies during his 12-year spell at Chelsea, including Premier League titles, FA Cups and last year the elusive first Champions League in the club’s history.
Individual accolades have also highlighted his efforts, particularly when he finished runner-up in the 2005 Ballon d’Or.
The midfielder’s stay at Stamford Bridge may be coming to an end, but his public profile is as high as ever due to media interest in his relationship with fiancée and television presenter Christine Bleakley.
Lampard’s £125,000-a-week contract – the highest in Britain when he signed it in 2008 – ends in the summer and Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is unlikely to offer him an extension.
There will be no shortage of lucrative offers for the 34-year-old who has proved to be one of the most effective attacking midfielders to grace the Premiership.
Endorsement deals with Adidas and Pepsi continue to boost his annual earnings.
The England international lives in a newly renovated house in Chelsea worth £10 million. He also owns a London flat, which was rented by MP Peter Luff. Last year Lampard put his Esher mansion on the market for £7m – £3m more than he paid in 2004.
He also has three apartments in London’s Docklands, a three-bedroom lodge in Surrey worth £750,000, a £165,000 terrace home in East London, a flat in Leyton worth £187,000, two properties in Cambridge worth £500,000 and a four bedroom apartment in Barcelona.
The former West Ham academy player is also understood to be demolishing a vacant two-storey warehouse in West London to build a four-storey home. Similar-size properties in the area sell for about £3m.
Lampard has three current or previous company director or secretary appointments. Frank Lampard Promotions reported that as of the end of 2011, it had ‘assets’ worth £2.3m. He would have appeared higher up the list, but a costly separation from former fiancée Elen Rivas in 2008 impacted on his net wealth.