#16 Ronald Araujo - £50,000 per week
![Araujo has a bright future at the club](https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/b6b1b-16306611609044-800.jpg?w=190 190w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/b6b1b-16306611609044-800.jpg?w=720 720w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/b6b1b-16306611609044-800.jpg?w=640 640w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/b6b1b-16306611609044-800.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/b6b1b-16306611609044-800.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/b6b1b-16306611609044-800.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/b6b1b-16306611609044-800.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/b6b1b-16306611609044-800.jpg 1920w)
Centre-backs don't normally score hat-tricks, but not all centre-backs are Ronald Araujo. The Uruguayan acclimatized to life in Catalonia seamlessly after coming from Uruguay in 2019 and is now one of the first names on the team-sheet.
#15 Neto - £65,000 per week
![Neto is an able deputy for Ter Stegen](https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/1339d-16306612393951-800.jpg?w=190 190w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/1339d-16306612393951-800.jpg?w=720 720w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/1339d-16306612393951-800.jpg?w=640 640w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/1339d-16306612393951-800.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/1339d-16306612393951-800.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/1339d-16306612393951-800.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/1339d-16306612393951-800.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/1339d-16306612393951-800.jpg 1920w)
Next on the list is Barcelona's second-choice goalkeeper Neto, who went from being a star at Valencia to becoming a bench-warmer at the Camp Nou. However, the Brazilian's hefty wages are a reflection of his stature in football.
#14 Clement Lenglet - £70,000 per week
![Lenglet is very underrated](https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/5150e-16306613173577-800.jpg?w=190 190w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/5150e-16306613173577-800.jpg?w=720 720w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/5150e-16306613173577-800.jpg?w=640 640w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/5150e-16306613173577-800.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/5150e-16306613173577-800.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/5150e-16306613173577-800.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/5150e-16306613173577-800.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/5150e-16306613173577-800.jpg 1920w)
Clement Lenglet's career at Barcelona got off on the wrong note by getting sent off in his first league match. But it's all been uphill for him ever since. A rock at the back, the Frenchman has forged a stoic partnership with Gerard Pique in defense and is considered one of the best centre-backs active.
#13 Luuk de Jong - £85,000 per week
![De Jong will compete with Fati and Depay for place in the XI](https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/8375c-16306641889446-800.jpg?w=190 190w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/8375c-16306641889446-800.jpg?w=720 720w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/8375c-16306641889446-800.jpg?w=640 640w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/8375c-16306641889446-800.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/8375c-16306641889446-800.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/8375c-16306641889446-800.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/8375c-16306641889446-800.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/8375c-16306641889446-800.jpg 1920w)
Barcelona had a busy deadline day as many players were sold or loaned out. One player who came in was Luuk de Jong from Sevilla, adding to their already frightening attacking options. The Dutchman's wages will be shared equally by both clubs.
#12 Martin Braithwaite - £85,000 per week
![Braithwaite netted a brace in Barcelona's opening league game](https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/11269-16306613646486-800.jpg?w=190 190w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/11269-16306613646486-800.jpg?w=720 720w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/11269-16306613646486-800.jpg?w=640 640w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/11269-16306613646486-800.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/11269-16306613646486-800.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/11269-16306613646486-800.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/11269-16306613646486-800.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/11269-16306613646486-800.jpg 1920w)
An emergency signing that was initially mocked, Martin Braithwaite, has gone on to silence all his naysayers. He's scored 10 goals and assisted five times in Barcelona colors in 56 games. But his real importance lies in movements and creating spaces for his attacking cohorts to run into, bamboozling the defenders.
#11 Marc-Andre ter Stegen - £100,000 per week
![Ter Stegen has been invaluable for Barcelona](https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/c409b-16306614153625-800.jpg?w=190 190w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/c409b-16306614153625-800.jpg?w=720 720w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/c409b-16306614153625-800.jpg?w=640 640w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/c409b-16306614153625-800.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/c409b-16306614153625-800.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/c409b-16306614153625-800.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/c409b-16306614153625-800.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/c409b-16306614153625-800.jpg 1920w)
Arguably one of the best goalkeepers in the world right now, Marc-Andre ter Stegen has come up clutch so many times for Barcelona. Last-minute stops, reflex saves, punching away crosses, thwarting penalties - he's done it all to save their beacon on many occasions. Surely the German deserves to take home more?
#10 Philippe Coutinho - £146,000 per week
![This season will be Coutinho's last chance to prove himself](https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/d2f8b-16306614671711-800.jpg?w=190 190w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/d2f8b-16306614671711-800.jpg?w=720 720w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/d2f8b-16306614671711-800.jpg?w=640 640w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/d2f8b-16306614671711-800.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/d2f8b-16306614671711-800.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/d2f8b-16306614671711-800.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/d2f8b-16306614671711-800.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/d2f8b-16306614671711-800.jpg 1920w)
The jury is still out on Philippe Coutinho, who's yet to replicate his Liverpool heroics in blaugrana colors. A combination of injuries and lack of form has limited him only to 90 appearances in two-and-a-half seasons. But with so many big names departing the club this summer, his time to shine has arrived.
#9 Jordi Alba - £150,000 per week
![Alba is still the best left-back in La Liga](https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/bef81-16306615299106-800.jpg?w=190 190w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/bef81-16306615299106-800.jpg?w=720 720w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/bef81-16306615299106-800.jpg?w=640 640w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/bef81-16306615299106-800.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/bef81-16306615299106-800.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/bef81-16306615299106-800.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/bef81-16306615299106-800.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/bef81-16306615299106-800.jpg 1920w)
Now in his 10th season at the club, Jordi Alba continues to play an influential role at Barcelona. His penchant for storming down the left channel and laying delicious balls for attackers just never gets old.
#8 Sergi Roberto - £170,000 per week
![Roberto, Barcelona's evergreen utility man](https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/84c62-16306616481608-800.jpg?w=190 190w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/84c62-16306616481608-800.jpg?w=720 720w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/84c62-16306616481608-800.jpg?w=640 640w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/84c62-16306616481608-800.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/84c62-16306616481608-800.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/84c62-16306616481608-800.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/84c62-16306616481608-800.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https://statico.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/09/84c62-16306616481608-800.jpg 1920w)
It's a bit startling to see Sergi Roberto getting paid more than a veteran like Alba. But he hasn't been too shabby either, offering them immense tactical flexibility with his ability to play from any position in defense and midfield. Roberto also scored the iconic 'Ramontada' goal against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League in 2017.