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. Trending 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 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
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