A list detailing the highest paid player in the Premier League every year since its inception has revealed the jaw-dropping rise in player salaries in just 31 years.
Inaugurated ahead of the 1992-93 season, the revamped English top-flight competition quickly became a byword for a staggering injection of money and glamour into domestic football.
Fuelled by a bumper broadcasting deal with Sky, cash flowed into the game and player wages became an increasingly lucrative way to hold on to clubs' brightest talents.
Over 30 years later, the Premier League's latest broadcasting deal, which will run from 2025 to 2029, is worth a whopping £6.