Who is the highest paid player in La Liga, not Mbappe?

According to The Sun, Mbappe will be the highest-paid player at Real Madrid, but still far behind Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) - who has been rumored to move to Manchester United in recent seasons. Accordingly, the Dutch midfielder receives a salary of 31.6 million pounds/season. Meanwhile, Frenkie de Jong's teammate at Barcelona, ​​striker Lewandowski, has an income of 28.2 million pounds/season, ranking 2nd in the list of highest-paid players in La Liga (Spanish National Football Championship).

Frenkie de Jong is the highest paid player in La Liga. Photo: Getty

Ranked third in the list of highest-paid players in La Liga is Mbappe (Real Madrid) with an income of 26.3 million pounds per season. Although his salary is much lower than his days at PSG, Mbappe will be paid a signing-on fee of 100 million euros (85.6 million pounds) from Real Madrid. In addition, the French star will retain 80% of the image rights in any commercial contract he signs after becoming a Real Madrid player, which breaks the 50-50 split that the Spanish Royal team applies to players.

According to The Sun, Real Madrid's wage cap for the 2024-25 season is set at a maximum of €727m (£622.5m), meaning they could sign Mbappe without having to sell players. The news is even worse for Barcelona, ​​whose wage bill is set at €204m, which would breach financial fair play rules. This is around €200m (£171m) more than Barcelona's current wage bill and means they would have to sell players this summer to fund new signings.

The list of La Liga's highest-paid players includes Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak, who is in fifth place with an income of £17.5m a season. Meanwhile, Thibaut Courtois, who missed most of last season due to injury, earns £12.2m a season from Real Madrid.