Top 5 Highest paid players at Barcelona 

#1 Lionel Messi - £500,000 / week

Lionel Messi is the highest paid player in Barcelona

There really could only be one player on top of this list. Lionel Messi is undisputedly the greatest player in Barcelona's history and as such it makes sense that he should be paid accordingly.

The transformation in the club's fortunes since he came into his prime has been massive, helping the club to a total of 33 major trophies including two treble winning campaigns in 2009 and 2015.

He is the club's highest goalscorer of all time, as well as top assist giver and his contributions to the Barcelona cause has been invaluable.

With earnings of £500,000 weekly, Lionel Messi is not just the highest paid player in Barcelona, but also the joint-highest paid in the world and this is no less than he deserves, given his extraterrestrial level of performance.

Incredibly, while all other figures on this list are pre-tax wages, Lionel Messi's contract was devoid of tax payment, with the £500,000 being the amount accrued after tax and this s symbolic of the immense value placed on him by Barcelona.