Top 3 highest paid Barcelona players right now

Barcelona keeps their stars happy by paying them a hefty weekly wage.
Barcelona keeps their stars happy by paying them a hefty weekly wage.

Barcelona are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football with 25 LaLiga titles, 30 Copa del Rey trophies, 13 Supercopa de Espana, three Copa Eva Duarte, two Copa de LaLiga, four UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, five UEFA Super Cup, along with 5 UEFA Champions League and three FIFA Club World Cup.

Much of their success is down to their extravagant spending in the transfer market and their ability to sign big players. The Blaugrana spent a whopping amount of £731.47 million over the last five seasons, making them the most spending LaLiga team of that period. With some world-class players in their squad, Barcelona are also among one of the biggest spenders on player wages and salaries.

Right on this note, here is the list of top three highest paid Barcelona players right now.


#3 Phillipe Coutinho

Phillipe Coutinho is the third most expensive footballer in the world
Phillipe Coutinho is the third most expensive footballer in the world

Phillipe Coutinho currently earns a salary of £200,000 per week at the Blaugrana and is the third highest paid player at the club.

The Brazillian started his professional career with Inter Milan and joined Liverpool in 2013. He established himself as one of the best midfielders in the Premier League with the Reds and won the Liverpool Players' Player of the Season award twice.

His performances for the English club caught the attention of Barcelona board and they spent a huge amount of £142 million to sign him from the Reds in the January transfer window of 2018.

He played 29 games for the Blaugrana so far, scoring 12 goals. He was included in the FIFPro World XI fourth team on two occasions and was also a part of the FIFA World Cup 2018 Dream Team.

#2 Luis Suarez

Luis Suarez is among the best strikers in the world.
Luis Suarez is among the best strikers in the world.

Luis Suarez earns a salary of £290,000 per week at Barcelona, which makes him the second highest paid player at the club

Luis Suarez joined Barcelona for £75 million from Liverpool in the summer transfer window of 2014 and established himself as the world's best strikers with the Blaugrana. The Uruguyuan scored 161 goals in 214 games and helped the club win three LaLiga titles along with the four Copa del Rey trophies and one Champions League. He won the European Golden Shoe for the 2015-2016 season and provided the most number of assists in all of the last three LaLiga seasons.

The Uruguayan international was included in the FIFPro World XI 2016 and was also a part of UEFA Champions League Team of the Season on two occasions. He was the LaLiga World Player of the Season 2015-2016 and was awarded the LaLiga Player of the Month award three times.

#1 Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi is amongst the finest footballers of his generation.
Lionel Messi is amongst the finest footballers of his generation.

Arguably the best footballer in the world right now, Lionel Messi earns a whopping £500,000 per week, which makes him the joint-highest paid footballer in the world right now.

The Argentine made his professional debut for Barcelona in 2004 and is a vital part of the team since then. He played 649 games for the Blaugrana so far, scoring 564 goals. He helped the club win nine LaLiga titles, four Champions League trophies, six Copa del Rey trophies, three UEFA Super Cups along with three FIFA Club World Cup and eight Supercopa de Espana.

Lionel Messi currently owns the record of winning the joint-most Ballon d'Or (five) awards and is also the top goalscorer (390 goals) in the LaLiga history. He was included in the FIFPro World XI on 12 occasions and also holds the Guniess World record of scoring the most number of goals in a calendar year (91 goals) in 2012.

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Edited by Vikshith R