6. Per Mertesacker – £95k p/w

Per Mertesacker recently signed a new contract with Arsenal which now sees him has the 4th highest paid Arsenal player that is currently in the squad. His salary of £95,000 per week means that he is the 5th highest paid Arsenal player ever. His partnership with Laurent Koscielny has won a lot of Arsenal fans over and they have become a major part of Arsenal’s defence.