10 highest-paid players in La Liga this season

#6 Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) - £350,000 per week

Gareth Bale is not a part of Real Madrid's plans under Zinedine Zidane.

Gareth Bale was once widely touted to become one of the world's best players and in his first few years with Real Madrid, he delivered eye-catching performances, forming a deadly trio with Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema.

His relationship with current manager Zinedine Zidane was never a smooth one and hit its lowest point this season, in the Frenchman's second stint at the helm of the club.

You’d be forgiven for thinking Gareth Bale had just signed and hadn’t got to know anyone at Real Madrid yet. He’s been there SEVEN years. pic.twitter.com/xgqMU60N03

— Spencer FC (@SpencerOwen) July 16, 2020

The Welshman's agent has been very clear in stating that the player has no intention of leaving the club and is happy to let his current contract run its course. Well, we can't really blame the 31-year-old here, as he is currently being paid £350,000 a week to warm the bench.

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#5 Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid) - £350,000 per week

Jan Oblak is La Liga's highest-paid goalkeeper ever.

For a brief period of five months from April 2019 to September 2019, Atletico Madrid No.1 Jan Oblak was the world's highest-paid goalkeeper, thanks to the contract extension he signed in April last year that will keep him at the Spanish club until the summer of 2023.

Though it might be hard to justify a £350,000-a-week payment for a goalkeeper, Oblak has established himself as one of the world's best in his position over the last few seasons and has been crucial to his side's impressive defensive record in recent years.

Jan Oblak is the first non-Spanish goalkeeper to reach 100 La Liga clean sheets 💯 pic.twitter.com/9Tlu95w0Cx

— B/R Football (@brfootball) June 17, 2020

Apart from having one of the world's best-paid goalkeeper, Atletico also have the best-paid coach in the world on their payroll, with Diego Simeone reportedly taking home £700,000 in weekly remuneration.

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Also See: 10 teams that have conceded the fewest goals in the 21st century

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#4 Frenkie de Jong (FC Barcelona) - £360,000 per week

De Jong was one of Barcelona's marquee signings of 2019.

The youngest player in the list makes it to the fourth position and that's a telling sign of the lengths clubs go to secure the player they want. Apart from his reported £65.3 million transfer fee, Barcelona pay Frenkie de Jong £360,000 in weekly wages.

The 23-year-old signed a five-year deal with the Spanish club, which will expire in the summer of 2024 and if he can prove himself at the Camp Nou, he can become one the best players at the club.

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Also See: Real Madrid: Weekly wages of first-team stars revealed | La Liga 2019-20