Michael Essien, Tony Yeboah, and Asamoah Gyan throughout the club's history. Essien and his wife Akosua Puni are also the owners of Italian Football Club Como. Michael Essien £70.000 John Obi Mikel £ 75.000 Marco Van Ginkel £35.000 Eden Hazard £185.000 Willian £85.000 Juan Mata £67.000 Oscar £40.000 Kevin de Bruyne £30.000 Andre Schurrle £78.000 Fernando Torres £175.000 Samuel Eto'o £ 135.000 Demba Ba £80.000. Sports News of Wednesday, 21 July 2021 Source: ghanasoccernet.com 2021-07-21 play videoFormer Black Stars midfielder, Michael Essien and forward, Kamaldeen Sulemana Former Black Stars midfielder, Michael Essien is very happy with Kamaldeen Sulemana's big-money move to French club Stade Rennes. Asamoah Gyan and Michael Essien among Africa’s highest paid ... It should be noted that wage bill includes the amortized transfer fee in addition to the weekly wages and are estimated seasonally. He is one of the legions of well-paid Chelsea players, the Ghanaian international signed a five-year contract in 2010 that is worth £80,000 a week. Essien who also plays for his national team receives an annual salary of $6.1million aside from other match allowances and fees. . However, despite Milan making an approach to. A Chelsea statement said: "Michael Essien suffered an injury to his right knee during training this week. Net worth: $35 million. Check Salary of VIP Women. Essien won two Premier League titles, four FA Cups, a League Cup . Essien, who spent last season on-loan at Real Madrid, is out of favour at Stamford Bridge and Jose Mourinho has given him permission to leave the club. The loss of powerhouse midfielder Michael Essien with a serious knee injury has certainly been a factor. SAVE FOR LATER. A tribute to Michael Essien, Chelsea's man for all things and all seasons Essien signs new Chelsea deal Industries Sport The biggest payouts Chelsea have made to sacked managers in the Premier League era under owner Roman Abramovich, including the total amount he has paid out. Any changes to his salary will be posted here as soon as they become available. The former Ghana international spent nine years at Stamford Bridge after signing from Lyon in 2005 for a reported fee of £24.4m.