1) Barcelona – £ 279m
After winning the treble in 2014/15 and the domestic double last season, Barcelona have not had the best of seasons in 2016/17. What was supposed to be a promising campaign after some significant investment saw Luis Enrique finally announce his departure and all the Catalan club has to show for this season is a Copa del Rey trophy.
Lionel Messi remains the club’s highest-earning player at £335K per week. The Argentine forward only has a year remaining on his contract but new manager Ernesto Valverde has assured fans that the club is in final talks with the talisman to extend his contract.
Brazilian forward Neymar earns £275K per week while the third member of the MSN trio Luis Suarez takes home £230K per week. No other player earns more than £200K per week. The next highest earners are Andres Iniesta at £165K per week and Sergio Busquets at £140K per week.
Also read: European Team of the Year for 2016/17 – Do Messi and Ronaldo make the cut?
