---

Highest Paid La Liga Players

La Liga is one of the biggest football leagues in the world. The Spanish primera division started in 1929. Real Madrid and Barcelona are two La Liga clubs regarded as a few of the best football clubs in the world. Both these clubs have many superstars; therefore, it is unsurprising that eight of the 10 players on this list belong to either Real Madrid or Barcelona. This list features some of the highest paid players in La Liga.

Highest Paid Players In La Liga:

10. Koke (~ $325,000/Week)

Credit: Transfermarkt

Koke has been with Atletico Madrid since he was a kid. He joined the academy when he was just eight years old. In 2008, he was promoted to Atletico Madrid B. The Spaniard showed his talent in just one year and moved to the first team in 2009. Koke has been with Atletico Madrid ever since, coming up on 25 years with the club in 2024. His loyalty to the club is one of the reasons he has such an extravagant contract. Koke earns approximately $325,000/Week at Atletico Madrid, netting $17.03 Million yearly.

9. Ilkay Gundogan (~ $380,000/Week)

Ilkay Gundogan moved to Barcelona in 2023. One of the incentives offered to the player to agree to come to La Liga was a high-wage contract. The German was offered a two-year contract with Barcelona, with the option to extend his stay at the club for another year. To get Gundogan to agree to this contract, the Spanish giants offered him a contract worth $19.95 Million per year, which nets him about $380,000/Week.

8. Jan Oblak (~ $425,000/Week)

Credit: The Guardian

Jan Oblak is the last player on this list to not play for Real Madrid or Barcelona. The Slovenian, like Koke, plays for Atletico Madrid. He has been with the club since 2014. The Los Colchoneros player is regarded as one of the best keepers in the world. Oblak signed a contract extension with Atletico Madrid, keeping him at the club till 2028. In return, the club offered him a contract worth $22.17 Million, which makes him about $425,000/Week.

7. Jude Bellingham (~ $425,000/Week)

Jude Bellingham transferred from Borussia Dortmund to Real Madrid in 2023. Even before he joined Real Madrid, the midfielder had a lot of hype around him. The English star performed week in and week out, and many top teams tried to recruit him. However, Madrid got his signature after offering him a contract worth around $425,000/Week. This totals up to $22.17 Million per year.

6. Vinicius Junior (~ $425,000/Week)

Vinícius Jr. has agreed a new contract with Real Madrid until 2026 with a release clause worth over $1B, reports @FabrizioRomano 💰 pic.twitter.com/e3jmcUI46C

— B/R Football (@brfootball) June 15, 2022

Vinicius Junior signed with Real Madrid in 2018. The Brazilian had just broken into Flamengo’s first team when Madrid decided to bring him to Spain before any other top teams got involved. Vinicius recently extended his contract at the club. His new contract keeps him at the Bernabeu till 2027. His new contract equals that of Jude Bellingham. They make $22.17 Million annually, taking home around $425,000/Week.

---

ALSO READ: Five Greatest Argentine Players Of All Time

---

5. Robert Lewandowski (~ $425,000/Week)

Credit: CNN

Robert Lewandowski spent most of his career in Germany, playing in the Bundesliga. The Polish striker played for both Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich. He had a stellar record in the Bundesliga and is regarded as one of the best strikers of this generation. Thus, when Barcelona decided to sign him in 2022, they had to offer the then-33-year-old a good salary. They gave him a $425,000/Week contract to lure him to Spain.

4. Luka Modric (~ $450,000/Week)

🇭🇷✅ 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 | Luka Modrić (37) has extended his contract at Real Madrid until June, 2024!

488 apps, 37 goals, 77 assists and 23 trophies won with the Spanish club… the legacy continues. pic.twitter.com/ERCF4okTh6

— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) June 26, 2023

Luka Modric has been at Real Madrid since 2012. The Croatian joined the Spanish giants after leaving Tottenham Hotspur. The fact that he is one of the highest-paid players in the league, even though he is 38 years old, goes to show his class. Modric signed a one-year contract extension in 2023, which will keep him at the club till the summer of 2024. During this period, the midfielder will be paid $450,000/Week, netting him a total of $23.29 Million.

3. David Alaba (~ $460,000/Week)

David Alaba's contract with Real Madrid:

He will earn over €115m over the length of his 5-year contract (€19.47m fixed wages/year). Alaba got a signing on fee of €17.7m as a free agent. Zahavi got €5.2m as a commission – Alaba's family €6.3m #RMFC [@derspiegel] pic.twitter.com/iw9bnWgfCP

— Football Talk (@FootballTalkHQ) July 30, 2021

David Alaba is another player who made his way to the La Liga from Germany. Alaba made over 250 appearances for Bayern Munich before joining Los Blancos in 2021. The Austrian defender signed a five-year deal with Real Madrid, which will keep him at the club till 2026. According to his contract, Alaba will be paid $23.94 Million per year. His contract in Spain will earn him around $460,000/Week.

2. Toni Kroos (~ $500,000/Week)

Credit: Managing Madrid 

Toni Kroos is Real Madrid’s highest-paid player. While the German made the same switch from Bayern Munich to La Liga that Lewandowski and Alaba made, he did so much earlier. Kroos left Bayern Munich to join Madrid in 2014. The midfielder signed a one-year extension with the club in 2023, which will see his contract run till the summer of 2024. Kroos’ current contract with the club makes him $25.95 Million every year.

1. Frenkie de Jong (~ $750,000/Week)

❗Barcelona want to renew De Jong's contract, which expires in 2026.

— @sport pic.twitter.com/JFPAkYR3UG

— Barça Universal (@BarcaUniversal) February 4, 2024

Frenkie de Jong is the highest-paid player in La Liga by some distance. While the second highest-paid player is Toni Kroos, who makes $25.95 Million per year, the Dutchman’s contract is worth a whopping $39.91 Million per year. This nets de Jong around $750,000/Week. The midfielder’s current contract keeps him at the club till 2026.

For more news and updates on La Liga, keep reading GutshotMagazine.com. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram,  Twitter and Telegram.

---

---

More News

---

Comments