Footballers such as Cristiano Ronaldo, James Rodriguez and Sergio Ramos get paid hefty salaries, but a recent leak may have revealed just how much Real Madrid are paying their current crop of stars.
According to a website called Total Sportek, Los Blancos fork out about £2.2 million a week on their Galacticos' wages alone.
The website also claims that Ronaldo and Messi are the only two players in the world who have an after-tax salary contract with their respective clubs.
Here are the leaked wages of all Real Madrid players:
1) Cristiano Ronaldo – £288 000
2) Gareth Bale – £256 000
3) Sergio Ramos – £187 000
4) Toni Kroos – £156 000
5) Karim Benzema – £150 000
6) James Rodriguez – £120 000
7) Luka Modric – £120 000
8) Pepe – £110 000
9) Raphael Varane – £80,000
10) Fabio Coentrao – £80 000
11) Marcelo – £80 000
12) Alvaro Arbeloa – £65 000
13) Nacho Fernandez – £60 000
14) Danilo – £60 000
15) Isco – £60 000
16) Keylor Navas – £55 000
17) Lucas Silva – £50 000
18) Casemiro – £45 000
19) Daniel Carvajal – £35 000
20) Jese – £30 000
21) Lucas Vazquez – £30 000
22) Kiko Casilla – £25 000
23) Denis Cheryshev – £25 000
24) Fernando Pacheco – £10 000
25) Marco Asensio – £10 000
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