The Spanish newspaper "MARCA" decoded the code of one of the biggest secrets of European football, as it revealed the salaries of the 30 most expensive stars in the world, and the disclosure included many shocking surprises.
The list included some stars who have not played mainly with their teams for years, led by Gareth Bale, Real Madrid's player, while many brilliant stars with their team were absent, most notably Mohamed Salah, the top scorer for Liverpool and the English Premier League.
Below is the annual salary list of the 30 most expensive football players:
Neymar (49 million euros) Paris Saint-Germain.
Lionel Messi (40.5 million euros) Paris Saint-Germain.
Gareth Bale (34 million euros) Real Madrid.
Cristiano Ronaldo (31.5 million euros) Manchester United.
Eden Hazard (30 million euros) Real Madrid.
Kylian Mbappe (26.4 million euros) Paris Saint-Germain.
De Bruyne (24.7 million euros) Manchester City.
Karim Benzema (24 million euros) Real Madrid.
De Gea (23.3 million euros) Manchester United.
Lewandowski (23 million euros) Bayern Munich.
Sergio Busquets (23 million euros) Barcelona.
Toni Kroos (22 million euros) Real Madrid.
Jadon Sancho (21.7 million euros) Manchester United.
Raphael Varane (21.1 million euros) Manchester United.
Romelu Lukaku (20.3 million euros) Chelsea.
Griezmann (20 million euros) Atletico Madrid.
Manuel Neuer (20 million euros) Bayern Munich.
Leroy Sane (20 million euros) Bayern Munich.
Thomas Muller (20 million euros) Bayern Munich.
Joshua Kimmich (20 million euros) Bayern Munich.
Jordi Alba (20 million euros) Barcelona.
Jan Oblak (20 million euros) Atlético de Madrid.
David Alaba (20 million euros) Real Madrid.
Luka Modric (20 million euros) Real Madrid.
Jack Grealish (18.6 million euros) Manchester City.
Raheem Sterling (18.6 million euros) Manchester City.
N'Golo Kante (18 million euros) Chelsea.
Paul Pogba (18 million euros) Manchester United.
Lucas Hernandez (18 million euros) Bayern Munich.
Leon Goretzka (18 million euros) Bayern Munich.