For some time, there has been talks about a salary cap in the English Premier League. Something, most of the clubs are arguing against. For the next couple of weeks,  Great Dane Football Blog will put the focus on the wages in the Premier League and find out if they have any impact on the club's chances of winning trophies.

This week we take a look on the best paid players from each of the 5 richest Premier League clubs; Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool.

The salary data is taken from matchincome.com and when needed from a broad range of media online.

Let's first of all take a look on last week's chart, which has been updated with last season's wage spending among the five clubs.

As the chart shows Arsenal and Manchester City are the only two teams to increase the amount of money spent on wages. Meanwhile, Liverpool has managed to save £64.8m since the 2010/11 season.

The salary data for the next chart is updated for this season, why we can expect an even larger amount of money spent on wages in Arsenal next season. The best paid player in all of the five clubs in England international Jack Wilshere from Arsenal. the midfielder signed a new contract last year which has made him the best paid. Wayne Rooney is the best paid player in Manchester United with an annually income of around 662,000£. In Chelsea and Liverpool it is the veterans Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard that is cashing the big check each year. Meanwhile, in Manchester City, Edin Džeko is the best paid with an annual income of around £550,000.
The surprising with this chart is that most football fans sees Manchester City as one of the clubs spending most money. Despite this, the best paid player is actually the less best paid player comparing with the five other clubs.

What do you think about this? Does it change your view on Manchester City?