5 most underpaid Barcelona players right now

#3 Marc-Andre ter Stegen - £100,000 per week

Ter Stegen has been consistent for a long time now

Barcelona's first-choice goalkeeper for almost five seasons now, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, is criminally underpaid considering his elite-level skills. At a £100,000 per week salary, the German shot-stopper inexplicably places towards the lower end of the Barcelona wage bill.

A man of Ter Stegen's pedigree can easily demand a salary in excess of £200,000 per week, and every top club would be happy to oblige. However, due to Barcelona's financial predicament, the 29-year-old has to make do with what he has.

To put things into perspective, David De Gea and Jan Oblak are the highest paid goalkeepers on the planet with a per-week wage of £375,000 and £271,000, respectively. Considering the fact that Ter Stegen is not too far behind, he is massively underpaid.

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#2 Ansu Fati - £45,000 per week

Fati scored 10 minutes into his returning match

The shining light in an otherwise bleak Barcelona attack, Ansu Fati's return from a year-long injury, has sparked new hope for Culers all across the globe. He recently announced himself to the world for the second time, scoring an absolute banger against Levante on Sunday.

Fati is the proud bearer of several records at Barcelona. At the time of writing, he is the youngest player to have scored for the club, as well as the youngest to have represented Barcelona in the Champions League. The Spaniard is also the youngest goalscorer in Europe's most prestigious football competition.

Destined to lead the line for the Catalan giants in the years to come, Fati is slated to become a free agent next summer unless Barcelona intervene in the coming days. With renewing his contract reportedly being the club's priority at the moment, Fati could soon be omitted from this list.

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#1 Pedri - £34,000 per week

Pedri is one of the few in-form players in Barcelona right now

The kind of shifts that Pedri is putting in for a mediocre Barcelona side deserve an immeasurable amount of upgrade. In just one year, the 18-year-old sensation has made 56 appearances for the club, playing a major role in keeping Barcelona competitive.

Along with Frenkie de Jong, Pedri is arguably the only other reliable player in Barcelona's midfield capable of solidifying things in the future. Even at his tender age, the Spanish prodigy is consistently putting in performances, way beyond his years.

Nevertheless, he is still on a nominal wage of £34,000 per week at Camp Nou. While stable European giants like Bayern Munich are constantly keeping tabs on his situation, Pedri's mind seems set on succeeding at Barcelona. With his contract set to run out next summer, the Catalan giants need to tie him up on a long-term deal with vastly improved wages.

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