Top 10 overpaid footballers in the world right now

#8 Karim Benzema (£150,000-per-week)

Karim Benzema is having a tough time at Real Madrid

Karim Benzema has become the subject of countless jokes and trolls on social media in the recent years. His irregular performances are a major reason for his poor plight.

Expectations at Real Madrid are always high, especially for the attackers, partly because of the high transfer fees that are paid to bring them to the club. Los Blancos also offer mouth-watering salaries to their players, but they make sure they get adequate returns for the amount of money they pay.

Benzema's output in terms of goals has dwindled since 2016. He scored 19 goals in 48 appearances with Real Madrid in the 2016-17 campaign. However, he has notched only 5 in 21 games this season. In spite of all those poor performances, he bags a salary of £150,000 every week.

Look at Harry Kane, for example. The Spurs hitman has been consistently winning the Golden Boot for the past three seasons in a comparatively tougher league but gets paid £40,000 less than the Frenchman.

If that comparison does make you wonder whether or not Karim Benzema is being overpaid, you won't be totally wrong.