Liverpool outcast rivals 'richest British athlete' and ex team-mate with insane wealth

outcast has a huge net worth after earning a fortune during his playing days and building his wealth in the years since he retired. The former striker, who hung up his boots in 2013, is , which , who was once dubbed the 'richest sportsman living in Britain' by a national newspaper.

Owen made his Liverpool debut in May 1997 as he came off the bench to bag a consolation goal during a 2-1 defeat to Wimbledon as a 17-year-old. He became a household name the following summer after scoring a wonder goal for England against Argentina at the World Cup in France and went on to notch 158 goals in 297 appearances for the Anfield giants. He quit the Reds in favour of a move to Real Madrid in 2004 before going on to play for Newcastle, Manchester United and Stoke. Incredibly, he revealed last autumn that he avoids returning to Anfield as he doesn't feel "welcomed or loved" at the club.

Owen was handed a contract worth around £70,000 per week during the second half of his Liverpool career as he became one of the highest paid players in the Premier League.

He was apparently only paid twice a year during his one season in Spain, with former Aston Villa star Andy Townsend revealing that fact to talkSPORT a couple of years ago.

Owen, 45, was then handed roughly £110,000 a week during his four-year spell with Newcastle and went on to earn a basic wage of around £30,000 per week at Manchester United before appearance bonuses were accounted for. His final football contact came with Stoke, where he was on a pay-as-you-play deal.

During his playing days, Owen signed sponsorship deals with the likes of Umbro, Tissot, and Jaguar as the cash kept rolling in. And he used some of that cash to buy an array of properties.

He bought a Grade II-listed Elizabethan manor house in Flintshire, north east Wales, for £1.6 million at the age of 21 and still lives there with his wife Louise Bonsall.

The former England international later purchased Manor House Stables in Cheshire and converted it from a dairy farm to a racehorse training facility. The facility was established in 2007 and now boasts 145 thoroughbreds.

In the early 2000s, Owen even bought a whole street of houses in Ewloe, north Wales, so members of his family could live there.

And the ex-Premier League player also co-founded Michael Owen Management Company, which represents emerging football talents. He also tops up his income by appearing as a pundit on TNT Sports.

Owen's net worth has surpassed the net worth of Fowler, with the duo spending four years as team-mates at Anfield.

Fowler, who is said to be worth £31m, built up a huge property portfolio during his playing days.

And a few years ago he launched his own academy to teach aspiring property investors through workshops and courses.