4. Asamoah Gyan
The former Rennes and Sunderland player makes the list. Asamoah Gyan starred at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa with Ghana, after the World Cup he joined the black cats in the Premier League before moving to the United Arab Emirates with Al Ain in 2011 first on loan and finally signed a permanent deal in 2012 which saw him earn $250k per week making him one of the highest-paid players in the world where he managed to score 90 goals in 74 games.In
In 2015 he made a big money move to Shanghai SIPG which saw him start earning a whopping $350,000-a-week making him one of the highest earners in the world. The Ghanian has scored 10 goals in 15 games in China.