Aston Villa's form has tailed off since the start of 2021 after a fine start to the season. Defeats against Manchester United and Manchester City bring no shame, but the damaging losses to Burnley, Sheffield United, Leicester, West Ham and Tottenham since January 1 have certainly harmed their prospects of qualifying for European action. It's still a vast improvement on last season, when they narrowly escaped relegation with a paltry 35 points, but they will be wanting a strong finish as they bid to hang on to prize asset Jack Grealish ahead of expected summer transfer interest from some of the biggest clubs in Europe. Jack Grealish is Villa's highest paid player by some distance, with a weekly salary of £120,000 ($164,500) according to Spotrac, an online sports team and player contract website. That's an annual salary of £6,240,000. The 25-year-old Grealish joined Villa at the age of six, and made his debut in May 2014. In September 2020, the England international signed a new five-year contract, running until 2025, and elevating him to be top earner at the Midlands club. 1. Jack Grealish £120,000 a week 2. Ross Barkley £96,154 a week 3. Tyrone Mings £80,000 a week 4. Bertrand Traore £78,000 a week 5. Ollie Watkins £75,000 a week 6. Matty Cash £65,000 a week 7. Bjorn Engels £55,000 a week 8. Keinan Davis £45,000 a week 9. Tom Heaton £42,000 a week 10= Wesley Moraes £35,000 a week 10= Matt Targett £35,000 a week
