Highest paid players in the top 5 European leagues 

Apart from hard work and unbelievable fame, European football players are also known for having big mansions, luxurious cars and obviously, high salary wages. Some players shift from club to club in search of better wages while others are offered an amount they cannot deny.

Be it Neymar Jr, the highest paid footballer in the world, or Cristiano Ronaldo, who recently joined Juventus on a four year contract making him the second highest paid footballer only after Neymar himself, these global football stars earn a hefty amount of money we can’t even imagine.

Every league in Europe has its own demands and expectations along with some giants who can afford the wages of these football stars. The top five European leagues namely Ligue 1, Serie A, Bundesliga, La Liga and arguably the toughest of them all, the English Premier League, have numerous star players and are known to buy and sell players by handing them better contracts, more playing time, better opportunities to shine and what not.

The players from the best teams among these leagues face each other in the Champions League but not only they face each other, they also give an opportunity to the club scouts to look for other players who are performing well for their side. And they’d later try to convince the player to move by offering him a better contract.

On that note, let’s take a look at the highest paid players of the top 5 European leagues:

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#5 Bundesliga

Robert Lewandowski - £200,000 per week

Bundesliga, the German football league known for its passionate fans and teams performing well in the European competitions with the likes of Bayern Munchen, Borussia Dortmund, Schalke etc. For many years running, Bayern Munich have been dominating domestic football in Germany and are also the last non-Spanish side to win the UCL, back in 2013 in a all-German final against their arch rivals Dortmund.

The Polish striker Robert Lewandowski is the current highest earning footballer in Bundesliga being paid £200,000 weekly. The striker moved from Dortmund to Bayern in the summer of 2014. Being the best club in Germany, not surprisingly the best players and the highest paid players also are from the team.

A striker with all the attributes of destruction as heading ability, finishing skills, pace, Lewandowski is 29 years old and bags almost 40+ goals every season.

#4 Ligue 1

Neymar Jr - £500,000 per week

Neymar Jr (in Blue) against Real Madrid defender Nacho.

Paris Saint Germain is the most dominating side in the Ligue 1 and also, are the one of the wealthiest clubs in European football in terms of money in the last five years.

Owned by the Qatar sport investment company, PSG looks to buy any player in the world by pumping in money. This is also how they have Mbappe and Neymar in their squad, who are known to be the two biggest players at the moment. It's not easy to afford them together.

The Brazilian sensation, Neymar moved to the Ligue 1 giants in 2017 when they paid his 200 Million euro release clause, hijacking the player from the FC Barcelona squad. They made him the world's highest earning player by handing him £500,000 per week.

#3 Serie A

Cristiano Ronaldo - £500,000 per week

Cristiano Ronaldo being unveiled as Juve player

Serie A giants shocked the world after signing Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid on a four year long deal handing the player 120 Million euros plus bonuses.

Cristiano moved to Juventus after spending 9 seasons with Real Madrid where he was earning £365,000 per week. The forward said that he is looking for new challenges in his football career and hence chose to move to Turin.

Ronaldo's salary at Juventus would be £500,000 weekly which is also the highest salary in Serie A. Arguably the best player in the history of football would try to win the UCL with the third team in his career and end their long drought for silverware in Europe's most prestigious club competition.

Ronaldo was the top scorer of UCL for the 6th season running and is expected to continue his form with Juve. The Portuguese forward guarantees almost 50 goals per season and would be an asset for Juventus.

#2 La Liga

Leo Messi - £500,000 per week

Leo Messi in action

The Barcelona forward is said to be the best striker in the history of football. Cristiano Ronaldo's counterpart Messi is the highest earning player in Barcelona as well as La liga being given £500,000 per week.The 30-year old striker is expected to finish his career in Barcelona and is the one who is said to have changes the history of the Spanish club.

Leo Messi is a player who is capable to change the entire match from its head to toe by his exceptional dribbling and finishing skills. The five time Ballon d'or winner has been the most mesmerising player in Europe over the years and is feared in every league.

Messi was rumoured to join Man City under their boss Pep Guardiola but due to his time at the club, it is obvious that Leo Messi would look to retire in the Camp Nou.

#1 Premier League

Alexis Sanchez - £500,000 per week

Alexis Sanchez (in Red).

The richest club in the world, Manchester United, is known to splash huge amount of money on players. Whenever possible, United looks to sign new players to strengthen their squad.

In the winter transfer window of the 2017-18 season, Sanchez looked for a move out from Arsenal and Man United signed the player amidst Real Madrid rumours, making him the highest earning footballer in EPL handing him £500,000 per week.

Alexis Sanchez is known to be one of the most hardworking footballers in the world and has played some exceptional football for Arsenal football club over the past years. Frustrated Alexis, wanted to add some silverware in his cabinet and gave up hopes on Arsene Wenger's Arsenal and moved to United where he found the going tough and saw his form gradually decrease.

Fans would hope that Alexis Sanchez would be back to his best and will score plenty of goals this coming season.