LA LIGA HAS BECOME A DREAM COMPETITION FOR WORLD FOOTBALLERS. SPAIN’S ELITE COMPETITION HAS BEEN THE STAGE FOR TOP FOOTBALLERS FOR YEARS.

THIS SITUATION CANNOT BE SEPARATED FROM THE PRESENCE OF CLUBS SUCH AS BARCELONA, ​​REAL MADRID, AND ATLETICO MADRID. FINANCIAL STRENGTH AND BACKGROUND OF SUCCESS BECOME A MAGNET FOR FOOTBALLERS TO BE ABLE TO DEFEND THE CLUBS ABOVE.

IN ADDITION, THEY ALSO DARE TO PAY A PREMIUM FOR PLAYERS WHO WANT TO JOIN. THIS IS WHAT MAKES THE PLAYERS DO NOT HESITATE TO TRY OUT THE ATMOSPHERE OF LA LIGA.

SO, WHO IS THE HIGHEST-PAID PLAYER IN LA LIGA 2022/2023? HERE ARE FIVE OF THEM, WHICH ARE SUMMARIZED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.

KARIM BENZEMA (REAL MADRID) REAL MADRID STRIKER KARIM BENZEMA HAS JUST WON THE BALLON D’OR AWARD. THE FRENCH PLAYER IS INDEED KNOWN AS ONE OF THE BEST STRIKERS IN LA LIGA.

BENZEMA IS IN VERY IMPRESSIVE FORM IN THE 2022-23 SEASON. THE FORMER LYON MAN HAS SCORED SIX GOALS AND PROVIDED ONE ASSIST IN 11 APPEARANCES IN ALL COMPETITIONS FOR LOS BLANCOS.

HE IS ALSO ONE OF THE HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS IN THE WORLD. BENZEMA IS CONTRACTED BY REAL MADRID UNTIL 2023 AND POCKETED A SALARY OF AROUND 472,000 EUROS PER WEEK.

EDEN HAZARD (REAL MADRID) REAL MADRID MADE EDEN HAZARD THEIR MOST EXPENSIVE SIGNING IN THE SUMMER OF 2019. LOS BLANCOS REDEEMED HIM FROM CHELSEA FOR 115 MILLION EUROS.

UNFORTUNATELY, HAZARD HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO SHOW HIS BEST PERFORMANCE AFTER COMING TO THE SANTIAGO BERNABEU. HAZARD IS RARELY SEEN ON THE PITCH HAVING BEEN INJURED TOO MANY TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.

HAZARD IS UNDER CONTRACT WITH REAL MADRID UNTIL 2024. ALTHOUGH HE RARELY PLAYS, AT LEAST HAZARD IS ABLE TO BRING HOME A SALARY OF 613,000 EUROS PER WEEK.

SERGIO BUSQUETS (BARCELONA) SERGIO BUSQUETS IS ONE OF THE BEST DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS OF ALL TIME. HE HAS PLAYED A HUGE ROLE IN BARCELONA’S SUCCESS OVER THE PAST DECADE.

BUSQUETS IS CURRENTLY 34 BUT IS STILL IN THE BARCELONA SQUAD THIS SEASON. THE SPANIARD HAS ENTERED THE FINAL YEAR OF HIS CONTRACT WITH THE CATALAN SIDE AND IS EXPECTED TO LEAVE THE CLUB NEXT SUMMER.

FOR NOW, BUSQUETS IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST-EARNING PLAYERS IN LA LIGA. BUSQUETS EARNS AROUND 727 THOUSAND PER WEEK AT BARCELONA.

FRENKIE DE JONG (BARCELONA) FRENKIE DE JONG JOINED BARCELONA IN THE SUMMER OF 2019 AFTER SIGNING FROM AJAX AMSTERDAM. SINCE THEN, HE HAS PLAYED REGULARLY IN THE BLAUGRANA’S MIDFIELD.

BARCELONA WANTED TO SELL FRENKIE DE JONG IN THE TRANSFER MARKET LAST SUMMER. DESPITE HAVING REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH MANCHESTER UNITED, DE JONG’S MOVE DID NOT HAPPEN.

BARCELONA WANT TO RELEASE DE JONG BECAUSE THE PLAYER HAS A FAIRLY LARGE SALARY. THE DUTCH PLAYER CURRENTLY EARNS 735 THOUSAND PER WEEK.

GERARD PIQUE (BARCELONA) GERARD PIQUE IS ONE OF THE MOST SENIOR PLAYERS IN THE CURRENT BARCELONA SQUAD. HE JOINED BARCELONA IN 2008 AFTER JOINING FROM MANCHESTER UNITED.

THE FORMER SPAIN INTERNATIONAL HAS ENJOYED GREAT SUCCESS DURING HIS TIME AT CAMP NOU. HE IS NOW 35 YEARS OLD AND HIS APPEARANCE HAS DROPPED DRASTICALLY.

PIQUE CURRENTLY EARNS A MILLION EUROS AT BARCELONA EVERY WEEK. HE IS THE HIGHEST PAID PLAYER IN LA LIGA AT THE MOMENT.