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Barcelona wages: How much do Barcelona stars earn compared to Liverpool players?
BARCELONA take on Liverpool tonight in the Champions League but how do their wage bills compare?
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Barcelona spend more money on wages than any other club in the world, according to the Sporting Intelligence’s Global Sports Salary Survey of 2018.
As per the report, the La Liga giants pay an average of £10,454,259 ($13,755,714) to their first-team squad.
It makes Barca the first sports team in history to break the $10m barrier for an average wage bill.
Additionally, it was the first time the Catalans topped the list since 2012.
Barcelona’s wage rise can be attributed to the likes of Lionel Messi, Gerard Pique, Sergi Roberto, Samuel Umtiti and Sergio Busquets all signing new deals in recent years.
Stars such as Philippe Coutinho, Malcom, Arthur Melo and Arturo Vidal have also been added to the payroll.
Liverpool, though, are much further down the list.
The Reds come in at No 38 with an annual wage bill of £4,862,963, less than half that of tonight's opponents.
Express Sport has broken down the top earners for each club by their weekly wages.
Barcelona wages - who are the top earners? (Reported figures)
Arthur - £60,000
Samuel Umtiti - £75,000
Malcom - £90,000
Marc-Andre ter Stegen - £90,000
Jordi Alba - £100,000
Ivan Rakitic - £150,000
Arturo Vidal - £165,000
Gerard Pique - £165,000
Sergio Busquets - £180,000
Philippe Coutinho - £200,000
Ousmane Dembele - £220,000
Luis Suarez - £290,000
Lionel Messi - £500,000
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Liverpool wages - who are the top earners?
Trent Alexander-Arnold - £50,000
Andrew Robertson - £50,000
Joel Matip - £70,000
Dejan Lovren - £90,000
Georginio Wijnaldum - £90,000
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - £90,000
Xherdan Shaqiri - £90,000
Sadio Mane - £90,000
Fabinho - £100,000
Jordan Henderson - £100,000
James Milner - £120,000
Naby Keita - £120,000
Daniel Sturridge - £120,000
Alisson - £120,000
Virgil Van Dijk - £150,000
Roberto Firmino - £180,000
Mohamed Salah - £200,000