10 highest-paid players in the Bundesliga

#6: Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich) - €229,600 per week

Jerome Boateng

32-year-old Bayern Munich centre-back Jerome Boateng has been a key player for the record Bundesliga champions since joining the club in 2011.

Boateng has an imposing presence in the heart of the Bayern Munich defence. Known for his physical strength, positional awareness and tackling ability, Boateng is one of the best active centre-backs in the game.

The veteran defender has played for Bayern Munich in over 300 games in all competitions. He earns around €209,600 a week with the Bundesliga champions and is currently valued at €12 million.

#5: Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich) - €229,600 per week

Thiago Alcantara

Bayern Munich's Spanish midfielder Thiago Alcantara has played for the club since 2013-14 and has scored 17 goals in exactly 150 Bundesliga games for the Bundesliga champions.

However, the 29-year-old was more effective in the middle-third of the pitch where he had a passing accuracy of 90% and a dribble success rate of 80% after the first half of last season.

Thiago Alcântara is the only player in the Bundesliga this season with 90%+ passing accuracy and 80% dribble success rate (min. 10 take-ons attempted):⠀⠀⬢ 90% pass accuracy⠀⬢ 89% take-on success⠀⠀So, so, so silky on the ball. 💫⠀ pic.twitter.com/8ljIQKpJmm

— Squawka Football (@Squawka) January 20, 2020

Alcantara, like his Bayern Munich compatriot Jerome Boateng, takes home around €259,600 in weekly wages and has a market value of €48 million.

#4: Lucas Hernandez (Bayern Munich) - €252,000 per week

Lucas Hernandez

After arriving at Bayern Munich on a €80 million transfer from Atletico Madrid at the start of last season, Lucas Hernandez featured in 19 Bundesliga games as he helped the Bavarian giants win a record-extending eighth consecutive title in the competition.

BREAKING ❗❗ #FCBayern are delighted to announce the signing of Lucas #Hernández on a five-year deal from 1st July 2019. 🇫🇷#FCBayern #MiaSanMia #ServusLucas pic.twitter.com/r3aaFQ5mum

— CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE 🏆 (@FCBayernEN) March 27, 2019

The 24-year-old French centre-back, who can also play as a left-back, saw his first season in Germany marred by injuries as he featured in only five games after the Bundesliga restart following the COVID-19 pandemic, starting just one of them.

"I had two big injuries and operations in 2019, but my injuries are nothing in relation to this epidemic. I was starting to get back February, early March," said Hernandez in an interview.

Hernandez earns about €252,000 per week at the Bavarian giants, which is the highest earned by a defender in the Bundesliga.