After going through the best paid left-wingers in English football last week, we now move on to the strikers.

For understandable reasons, centre-forwards usually get the highest salaries as they are the ones who put the ball in the back of the net.

Finding a clinical striker is difficult and the very best can be invaluable to their teams. The five stars in our list today are (for the most part) integral players for their clubs.

Press the next page as we count down the top five highest earning strikers in the Premier League (based on data from Capology.com).