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#3 Keylor Navas (Paris Saint-Germain) - £328,330 per week
Keylor Navas had gradually cemented his place as one of the best goalkeepers in Europe during his five-year stint with Real Madrid and his move to Paris Saint-Germain last summer is only going to help to add to his stature.
The 33-year-old became the first Costa Rican to play for the Ligue 1 giants last summer and in his debut season with the club he helped them reach their first UEFA Champions League final. Across league fixtures, he has kept in a clean sheet in 71 of his 213 appearances.
The player is often considered one of the best Latin American goalkeepers of all-time and thus should not come as a surprise that he is very handsomely rewarded for his services by PSG. He currently earns £328,330 a week.
#2 Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid) - £350,000 per week
Jan Oblak was once described as the Lionel Messi of goalkeepers by Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone, and given the Slovenia international’s consistency between the sticks for the La Liga outfit, the statement doesn't seem that far-fetched.
Oblak has saved 636 of 819 shots he has faced in the Spanish top-flight since moving to Madrid which has helped him win four back-to-back Zamora Trophy and La Liga Goalkeeper of the year between 2015 and 2019. Oblak is also the record-holder for reaching a century of clean sheets in the fastest time, recording his 100th clean sheet from just 182 league appearances.
Atletico Madrid are used to seeing some of their best players leaving the club for greener pastures elsewhere and did not want to lose the goalkeeper in the same way soon, so had offered him a new deal last year, which bumped his weekly wage up to £350,000. The deal also saw his release clause increased to £87 million.
#1 David De Gea (Manchester United) - £375,000 per week
David De Gea is not only the highest-paid goalkeeper but currently is also the highest-paid player in the Premier League. The Spain international was awarded with a bumper deal by Manchester United last September following a lot of speculation over his future with the 13-time Premier League champions.
While he is still one of the best goalkeepers in the world and produces insane reflex saves every now and then, De Gea's recent dip in form have created an image of him as a clumsy goalkeeper who is prone to errors.
At his peak, the player who turns 30 in November, was the gold standard in goalkeeping, renowned for his reflexes, grit and concentration, but a series of costly errors have tarnished that reputation.
If past performances were a metric, paying him £350,000 a week would've made some sense, but if we are to judge him by his current form, we can say that his massive wage is not money well spent by United.
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