Top 4 highest paid Real Madrid players right now

Real Madrid are among the biggest spenders on player wages and salaries.
Real Madrid
are
among the biggest spenders on player wages and salaries.

Real Madrid are one of the two most successful clubs in Spanish football with 33 LaLiga titles, 19 Copa del Rey trophies, 10 Supercopa de Espana, one Copa Eva Duarte, one Copa de LaLiga, two UEFA Cup, four UEFA Super Cup, along with 13 UEFA Champions League and three FIFA Club World Cup.

The Madrid-based club is also among the richest football clubs in the world and always remain in headlines for signing players for extravagant fees. The Los Blancos broke the transfer records numerous times, most recently was in 2014 when they signed Gareth Bale for £85 million from Tottenham Hotspur.

Real Madrid are currently also among the biggest spenders on player wages and salaries as they need to pay huge sums to keep their superstars happy at the club.

Right on this note, here is the list of top four highest paid Real Madrid players right now.


#4 Luka Modric

Luka Modric is among the favorites to win the Ballon d'Or this year.
Luka Modric is among the
favorites
to win the Ballon d'Or this year.

The Croatian international currently earns £180,000 per week at Real Madrid, which makes him the fourth highest paid player at the club.

The 33-year-old joined the Los Blancos for £30 million from Tottenham Hotspur in 2011 and played 273 games for the club thus far, scoring 13 goals. The Croatian helped the Los Blancos win one LaLiga title, four Champions League trophies along with one Copa del Rey and three FIFA Club World Cup.

He was a part of the FIFPro World XI on four occasions and also won the UEFA Men's Player of the Year award 2017-2018. The former Tottenham man is among the favourites to win the Ballon d'Or this season and received the most number of votes after halfway of counting the votes for the award.

#2 Toni Kroos and Sergio Ramos- £200,000 per week

Toni Kroos is currently among the biggest earners at Real Madrid.
Toni Kroos is currently among the biggest earners at Real Madrid.

One of the best midfielders of his generation, Toni Kroos earns a salary of £200,000 per week at Real Madrid, making him the joint-second most paid player at the club

The German international joined Real Madrid for £20 million from Bayern Munich in the summer transfer window of 2014 and is a vital part of the Los Blancos ever since. He played 205 games for the Los Blancos thus far, scoring 13 goals. He helped the Madrid-based club win one LaLiga title, three Champions League trophies, two UEFA Super Cups along with one Supercopa de Espana and two FIFA Club World Cups.

The 28-year-old was included in the FIFPro World XI on three occasions and was also a part of the UEFA Champions League Team of the Season five times. The Real Madrid man was also awarded as the IFFHS World's Best Playmaker in 2014.


Sergio Ramos is among the best defenders in the world right now.
Sergio Ramos is among the best defenders in the world right now.

The Spanish international is among the best centre-backs in the world right now and earns £200,000 per week at Real Madrid.

The Spaniard made 581 appearances for the club so far and helped the Los Blancos win four LaLiga titles, four Champions League trophies along with two Copa del Rey and three UEFA Super Cups.

He was a part of the FIFPro World XI on nine occasions and he also won LaLiga's Best Defender award four times. The 32-year-old was also included in the UEFA Champions League Team of the Season on four different occasions.

#1 Gareth Bale

Gareth Bale is taking Real Madrid forward in the post-Ronaldo era.
Gareth Bale is taking Real Madrid forward in the post-Ronaldo era.

The Welsh international currently earns a massive salary of £350,000 per week at Real Madrid and is the highest paid player at the club.

Gareth Bale joined Real Madrid from Tottenham Hotspur for a then world record fee of £85 million in the summer transfer window of 2014. Though his career at the Bernabeu is plagued with injuries, he managed to make an impact at the club and scored 93 goals in the 204 games that he played for the club in all competitions.

The Cardiff born attacker won one LaLiga title, four Champions League trophies, one Copa del Rey along with one Supercopa de Espana and three UEFA Super Cup with the Los Blancos. He was a part of the UEFA Champions League team of the season 2015-16 and was also included in the FIFA FIFPro Third Team twice.

The former Tottenham Hotspur attacker remained under the shadow of Cristiano Ronaldo ever since his move to the Spanish capital but Ronaldo's departure to Juventus during the last summer transfer window gave Bale the chance to become the main man in the team.

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