10 highest-paid players in the Serie A this season (2020/21)

#T3 Christian Eriksen (Inter Milan) - £250,000 per week

Christian Eriksen

Inter Milan have signed many new players over the last two seasons. Most of these signings such as Ashley Young, Lukaku, Achraf Hakimi, and Arturo Vidal have all had brilliant starts to their careers in the Serie A.

Christian Eriksen, who signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with the Nerazzurri last January remains an exception. The former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder has failed to settle in properly at the club. He earns the same amount as Lukaku but his performances have been nowhere near as impressive as the Belgian's.

Club CEO Giuseppe Marotta had confirmed last month that Inter are already looking to offload the creative midfielder and have added Eriksen and his £250,000 per week wages to the transfer list.

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#2 Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus) - £280,000 per week

Matthijs de Ligt

Matthijs de Ligt, the 21-year-old defender, is currently the second best-paid player in the Serie A. It is a rarity to see a player from the defensive end of the pitch feature so high in the weekly wages list. But, given the Dutchman's enormous potential, it is a smart move from Juventus to have him commit his long-term future with the club with a bumper deal.

Matthijs de Ligt had missed a significant amount of playtime in 2020 due to injuries but when he is fully fit, he is one of the best defensive players on the field. He is set to miss the next two games though, as he tested positive for COVID-19 last week.

Although £280,000-a-week looks like a massive sum, if de Ligt continues his current growth trajectory, he will soon be one of the best centre-backs in the game. This deal could very well look like a steal in the near future.

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#1 Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) - £520,563 per week

Cristiano Ronaldo has won two Serie A titles in two seasons with Juventus

Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest-paid player in the Serie A by some margin. As per Football Italia, his annual salary puts a dent of £28 million in Juventus' books, and this is after he agreed to a pay cut on account of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This eye-catching figure is still almost half of what rival Lionel Messi takes home at Barcelona. Cristiano Ronaldo rakes in millions from his huge endorsement deals and social media posts every year, which accounts for more than half of all his annual earnings.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the first person to reach 250 million followers on Instagram ❤ pic.twitter.com/8bS4Ru3gUr

— Goal (@goal) January 3, 2021

Ronaldo is showing no signs of slowing down and ended 2020 as the highest-scoring player in league fixtures in the calendar year. He currently leads the race for Capocannoniere, with 15 goals in 13 appearances.

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