Following our look at the right-backs last week, in today’s post we will be counting down the five highest-paid centre-halves in English football.

Cente-backs are generally the leaders in the squad, and their ability to hold the fort can determine the outcome of games, especially when the two teams are well-matched.

In today’s list, there are actually two players from the same club who have been signed within the last couple of months.

Press the next page as we go through the best paid centre-halves in the Premier League (based on data from Capology.com).