Top 10 overpaid footballers in the world right now

#5 Ousmane Dembele (£220,000-per-week)

Injuries have restricted Ousmane Dembele from justifying his hefty price tag at Barcelona

Ousmane Dembele completed a £135.5 million move to Barcelona from Borussia Dortmund last summer. Quite a hefty transfer fee for a 19-year-old, isn't it? But that's not all. He earns an astounding £220,000 per week at the club.

Don't get me wrong. The lad has oodles of potential to realise and finishing second in the Golden Boy award is a testament to it. But he hasn't done enough to command the salary he currently earns at the Nou Camp.

The fact that he earns more than the likes of David Silva, Eden Hazard, Harry Kane, and Mohammed Salah is enough to prove that he is earning the amount that a fully established footballer earns — far more than he actually deserves.

For starters, he hasn't won any major trophy in the past to boast about the wages he currently pockets at the club. Added to that, injuries have largely restricted his playing time and he hasn't been able to justify his humongous price tag so far this season.

Coming to his wages, let's consider a player of his age group.

Just remove the first digit from his salary and you get what Marcus Rashford earns at Manchester United at present. Both players were nominated for the Golden Boy award last year and both have been subjected to equal amounts of pressure at their respective clubs.

Also, make no mistake, Rashford won more trophies in his debut season than Dembele has in his entire career.

See that big difference in the wages now? Isn't that enough to prove how overvalued Dembele is?

A salary that big also increases the already astronomical pressure he is shouldering at the moment. Considering his experience, Ousmane Dembele should certainly be paid a lot less than what he currently earns.