Highest Paid Footballers In Spanish La Liga – Spanish La Liga is perceived to be the NO1 league in the world mainly because of its popularity and is the most-watched league all over the world and we have to recognize the presence of top players for this feat.
With the efforts of past players like Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane, Di Stefano, Rivaldo, Maradona, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Raul and many more, this has given so much prestige and popularity to the Spanish league.
Now, playing in Spain is the dream of most professional football players even the ones in England.The likes of Christiano Ronaldo, Luis Suarez, Eden Hazard, Antonie Griezmann, Leo Messi and so on have placed the Spanish league on the top spot.
Highest Paid Footballers in the Spanish La Liga – 2021
Sure every football lover loves to see Messi and Eden Hazard play on the pitch and this is why we have compiled the list of the highest paid footballers in Spanish La Liga so you can know how much your favorite player earns.
Lionel Messi, the Barcelona star has over time been the highest paid Spanish league player. He is an Argentine and also plays for his country Argentina, he has maintained the top spot for quite some time now.
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After Messi then Griezmann who followed on the 2nd spot of the highest paid football players in the Spanish La Liga, Griezmann also plays for FC Barcelona. This list also features Eden Hazard who joined Spain in the previous year.
Leaving the intro to the main topic, let us not take too much of your time with this. Below is the list of the highest paid football players in the Spanish league;
1. Lionel Messi – €1,360,000
Lionel Messi is regarded as the Greatest of all Time (GOAT) and he was voted six time as the best player in the world, Lionel Messi not only has the highest salary in Spain, but also the highest salary in world football: 70.7 million euros/year, something around 5.9 million euros in salary per month.
Without forgetting that Lionel Messi is a six times Ballon D’or winner it is evident that his salary will be huge and definitely be the one most managers are scouting for.
Coupled with bonuses, salaries and endorsement deals Lionel Messi is definitely wealthy, he has a yearly income of $127m from his club salaries alone.
2. Antoine Griezmann – €880,000
Another FC Barcelona star on the list of the highest paid footballers in Spanish la Liga is Antoine Griezmann though he is still newly signed. He was in Atletico Madrid before he moved to Barca.
Griezmann earns €45.84 million annually with his new club and he also has personal endorsement deal which fetches him up to $4.5m. Griezmann is a French player and has the World Cup trophy with France national team.
3. Eden Hazard – €600,000
Hazard is a Belgian football player and he was previously the top player in England with Chelsea FC before he transferred to Spanish La Liga playing for Real Madrid.
He has been making his dough right from Chelsea but he made the right call joining Real Madrid where his earnings is now much more huge. Hazard is the 3rd highest paid Spanish La Liga player currently as he earns up to $30 million annually with bonuses.
4. Gareth Bale – €537,000
Believe it or not: the Welsh forward, even as he is not often used by the manager Zidane at Real Madrid is still one of the highest paid players in Spanish La Liga.
Gareth Bale formerly plays for Tottenham and is one of the best football players in the world. Bale currently earns $27.5 m annually.
Bale has won a lot of trophies e.g. the La Liga, UEFA Champions League, and domestic cups with the Madrid club. The awards and endorsements has added to his financial success in football.
5. Luis Suarez – €450,000
Luis Suarez is the 5th highest paid football player in La Liga, he plays for Barcelona as a striker and he earns up to $20.1 million per year as salary including bonuses as well plus endorsement deals which fetch him up to $3.5 million.
He is known for his extraordinary performance in Liverpool the English club before moving to FC Barcelona.
6. Frenkie de Jong – €400,000
Frenkie de Jong is a midfielder in FC Barcelona and it sounds unbelievable seeing him on the list of the highest paid Spanish La Liga players earning up to €20.83 million annually from his salary and endorsement deals.
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Frankie was born in Arkel, Netherlands and has been one of the formidable midfielders in the world, he was signed by Barcelona for €75 million in 2019. He was signed then due to his ability to manage the midfield with his defensive tactics.
7. Luka Jovic – €400,000
Luka Jović made it on the list of the highest paid football players in the Spanish La Liga and all these is due to his wonderful persormance on the football pitch.
He is a Serbian professional football player and also plays for Real Madrid where he currently earns €20.83 million as salary annually.
8. Jan Oblak – €400,000
Jan Oblak is an Atlético Madrid goalkeeper and also he keeps for his national team. Jan Oblak is rated as the best goalkeeper in the world, he is the top choice of every manager. Oblak currently earns up to €20.83 million annually as salaries and also other bonuses and deals.
9. Sergio Ramos – €385,000
Sergio Ramos plays for the Spanish national team and also plays for Real Madrid as the centeral back and also as the captain. He is a very popular footballer not only known in Spain but throughout the world, a fine player he is.
Ramos earns €20 million annually as his salary and including the endorsement deals he gets, he is also ranked as one of the best players in the world.
10. Toni Kroos – €385,000
Toni Kroos is also one of the best and he plays for the La Liga side Real Madrid with so many achievements gotten so far he is one of the highest paid in Spain.
He plays for the German national team as central midfilder and also plays as a defending midfielder. With is consistency and skills on the football pitch he currently earns €20 million from salaries, endorsements and bonuses.
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