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Chelsea, Man Utd, Liverpool outcasts among highest-paid Premier League stars yet to play
CHELSEA fans will be furious to learn how much some of their players are earning, despite not having played a minute of Premier League football this season.
Chelsea are currently facing a crisis with Maurizio Sarri under increasing pressure after a torrid run of results.
A strong start to the season has given way to below par performances and humiliating defeats at the hands of Manchester City and Manchester United.
Blues fans turned on their manager during the FA Cup defeat to the Red Devils and have lost patience with Sarri’s negative tactics.
Even more infuriatingly for Chelsea supporters, it has recently been revealed they have three of the most overpaid Premier League players in their squad, based on data analysing wages compared to game time.
And now further research has revealed that two Chelsea outcasts are among the top 10 highest-paid top-flight players who are yet to feature in the Premier League this season.
Analysis conducted by TheSportsman.com reveals Danny Drinkwater has earned £2million in wages since the start of the campaign, despite being frozen out by Sarri at Stamford Bridge.
It is not just Chelsea who are overpaying their fringe players, with both Liverpool and Manchester United offering huge wages to their reserve goalkeepers.
Long-term injuries have played a factor in some stars not getting any Premier League match action, but others have merely struggled to make an impression on their managers this season – so which overpaid outcasts make up the top 10?
(Data collected from August 10 to February 11)
Highest-paid players who have not featured in the Premier League during 2018/19
10. Andy King (Leicester City) - £1,000,000 (Earns £40,000 a week)
9. Willy Caballero (Chelsea) - £1,040,000 (Earns £50,000 a week)
8. Adrian (West Ham United) - £1,300,000 (Earns £50,000 a week)
7. Jairo Riedewald (Crystal Palace) - £1,375,000 (Earns £55,000 a week)
6. Sergio Romero (Manchester United) - £,1,540,000 (Earns £70,000 a week)
5. Simon Mignolet (Liverpool) - £1,560,000 (Earns £60,000 a week)
4. Eliaquim Mangala (Manchester City) - £1,600,000 (Earns £100,000 a week)
3. Fraser Forster (Southampton) - £1,820,000 (Earns 70,000 a week)
2. Lazar Markovic (Liverpool/Fulham) - £1,950,000 (Earns £75,000 a week)
1. Danny Drinkwater (Chelsea) - £2,000,000 (Earns £100,000 a week)