Wayne Rooney might be down in the dumps over Manchester United's current form, but there's one table that may give him more to shout about.
The Old Trafford striker has been named as the richest player in the Premier League.
Rooney's wages are in the region of £250,000, while he also enjoys sponsorhip deal from the likes of Nike and HarperCollins.
Still on top: Wayne Rooney is the richest player in the Premier League with an estimated net worth of £45m
Shout it out loud: Samuel Eto'o (right), celebrating with Chelsea team-mate Oscar, is second
THE RICH LIST
1. Wayne Rooney Manchester United £45m
2. Samuel Eto'o Chelsea £39m
3. Rio Ferdinand Manchester United £37m
4. Frank Lampard Chelsea £31m
5. John Terry Chelsea £29m
6. Steven Gerrard Liverpool £29m
7. Ryan Giggs Manchester United £27m
8. Fernando Torres Chelsea £26m
9. Yaya Toure Manchester City £25m
10. Sergio Aguero Manchester City £24m
The top 10, released by wealthx.com, is dominated by Rooney's England team-mates.
However, one foreign player does make the top five - Chelsea striker Samuel Eto'o. The Cameroonian may have struggled to find his shooting boots at Stamford Bridge since arriving last summer, but he certainly knows where the bank is.
A storied career at European giants like Inter Milan and Barcelona won't have harmed matters, but his mega-bucks deal at Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala catapulted him up the charts.
A whopping £16.5million-a-year deal made Eto'o the highest paid player on earth before his move to London - and puts him second in the rich list.
From there on, it's homegrown talents who make up most of the list.
Defensive rocks: Rio Ferdinand (left) and John Terry are both in the top five of Premier League earners
In action: Frank Lampard (right), passing away from Liverpool's Joe Allen, has an esimated worth of £31m
Rooney's fellow Old Trafford star Rio Ferdinand comes in just behind Eto'o, with sales from his '#5' brand proving a nice top-up to his United deal.
Chelsea's stalwart duo Frank Lampard and John Terry are next up, with another of England boss Roy Hodgson's old guard - Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard - just behind.
Ryan Giggs in seventh place confirms the unsurprising news that twenty years playing for Manchester United doesn't do any harm to the bank balance, and it's only from eighth place down that Eto'o is joined by some fellow foreign stars.
Stalwart: Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard's long-standing Anfield contract sees him in the top 10
Cheer up! 40-year-old Ryan Giggs is the third Manchester United player on the rich list
Reason to smile: Fernando Torres is the second-richest overseas star in the Premier League
And it's another misfiring Chelsea striker who joins him. Fernando Torres is on big money at Stamford Bridge despite flopping since his £50million move from Liverpool.
Blues fans will no doubt be bemused to learn that their toothless attack actually plays host to the two richest overseas players in the country.
Manchester City's endless cash reserves make an appearance in the last two spots. Midfield giant Yaya Toure comes in ninth with an estimated £25million net worth, while Etihad team-mate Sergio Aguero struggles by on just £1million less.
Raking it in: Yaya Toure is the richest star at megabucks Manchester City - just above Sergio Aguero (below)
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