Over rated but earning what I would only refer to as collosal amounts of money,this ,is an insult to humanity,very soon an english player will be the first one to hit bthe 200k per week mark.Hurry up english press,we need that player and you know the criteria to use-nationality ! Period.

simel, swindon, england

I perfectly agree with that, Derek and Tom. But it's football and it's Essien's problem, if he signs a contract until 2012 containing that "less" money...

Nils, Frankfurt, Germany

ir is a mad world. did it take you so long to realise this. this is babylon.

Red Dawn, liverpool, UK

what a waste of money these footballers want to live in the real world and get paid per job performance not many would reach £1000 a game the half hearted show they put on..

james, dumfries, scotland

The salary paid to premier division footballers is not just a disgrace, its obscene and cannot be justified by any stretch of the imagination.

Philip, Newcastle,

Why the uproar over Terry's new contract? He has been a Chelsea player all his life who played for his Club "rhrough thick and thin"? Although I am a Portuguese, therefore naturally proud of the kid Ronaldo,nobody seems to be very bothered with the 120 he is getting a week.! Ronaldo is just a kid starting out his career in England and who can guarantee any of us that in the future he will not just "up and leave" for greener pastures...certainly not the case with Terry! For all he has done for the Club, I completely agree that he should, at least be getting more than those two..Ballack and Sheva!!

Beira, Lisbon , Portugal

How must Essien and Drogba and Cech feel with Terry getting that much money when objectively they are more influential to the Chelsea team? I think Terry should donate some of his weekly wage to the English Press that over play his true importance to the team because this has fooled the money men at Chelsea. I have no problem with him earning a lot of money, but for him to earn three times as much as Essien is immoral. Is it because he is European and Essien is African that they feel they can under pay Essien, Chelsea's best player, in relation to the others? I think Drogba and Essien should go to Milan or Madrid and get the wages they merit on their performances and let see how good Chelsea really are. Despite the huge sums involved it is verging on African exploitation at Chelsea where the English and European players get the top money in wages and Africans do all the work on the pitch.

Derek, Paris,

what an utter disgrace. give this guy £135,000 a week and no one batters an eyelid. Give a hard working GP £100,000 a year and its a national scandal on the front page of newspapers. insanity. I know who i think deserves the money.

S Ghataura, slough, berkshire

£135,000 a week?

The world has gone mad.

Tom Maxwell, Redhill,

Terry is a fine defender, especially suited for the EPL, but one wonders what a Booby Moore or Franco Baresi would have been worth today in financial terms.

G. Smith, London,