Barcelona vs Real Madrid: From Messi to Hazard, wages of players revealed

LaLiga giants Real Madrid and Barcelona are one of the richest football clubs in the world. The two arch-rivals are said to pay hefty amounts to their players. They have some of the biggest names, such as Lionel Messi and Eden Hazard. Recently, the wage structure of Real Madrid and Barcelona has been revealed. Let us look at the amount that the two clubs pay to their stars.

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Wages of Real Madrid players

According to Total Sportek, winger Eden Hazard is the highest-earning player for Los Blancos. The former Chelsea star had secured a move to Real Madrid in 2019 for a fee exceeding £150 million. It is reported that the Belgian International earns £400,000 a week.

Hazard is followed by Gareth Bale who earns a hefty £350,000 per week. Other players who rank in the highest earning list include Sergio Ramos, Toni Kroos and James Rodriguez, all of whom earn £200,000 at the club.

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Raphael Varane: £140,000

Marcelo: £150,000

Luka Jovic: £170,000

Luka Modric: £180,000

Nacho Fernandez: £70,000

Marco Asensio: £90,000

Casemiro: £90,000

Dani Carvajal: £100,000

Isco: £120,000

Vinicius Junior: £40,000

Alvaro Odriozola: £45,000

Brahim Diaz: £60,000

Lucas Vazquez: £60,000

Rodrygo: £66,000

Eder Militao: not known

Ferland Mendy: not known

Borja Mayoral: £10,000

Dani Ceballos: £20,000

Andriy Lunin: £25,000

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Wages of FC Barcelona players

Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez lead the list of highest-earning players in the club. Messi, who recently won his sixth Ballon d’Or, pockets a whopping £1.2 million per week. Suarez, on the other hand, earns £405,000 a week.

Frenkie de Jong: £360,000

Arturo Vidal: £155,000

Ousmane Dembele: £210,000

Antoine Griezmann: £346,000

Ansu Fati: £17,138

Samuel Umtiti: £210,000

Ivan Rakitic: £230,000

Sergio Busquets: £260,000

Arthur Melo: £85,000

Sergi Roberto: £170,000

Marc-Andre ter Stegen: £90,000

Nelson Semedo: £60,000

Gerard Pique: £220,000

Clement Lenglet: £45,000

Jordi Alba: £150,000

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