The Champions League has entered the highly anticipated knockout stage, as some of the world’s biggest clubs face off in the last 16 playoffs.
With the likes of Celtic vs Bayern Munich, and Manchester City vs Real Madrid on the menu over the next fortnight, the battle to make it through to the last 16 of the competition in the newly formatted Champions League has thrown up some incredible matchups.
Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe and Harry Kane headline a host of the world’s top footballing talents, but who is the most highly paid footballer currently playing in the Champions League?
Here are the 15 highest paid footballers playing in the 24/25 Champions League, according to Capology.
5. Jan Oblak - Atletico Madrid
One of the highest paid goalkeepers in Europe, Oblak currently earns a reported weekly wage of £333,430. | AFP via Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
6. Jude Bellingham - Real Madrid
The English talisman earned a pretty penny when he completed a megabucks move from Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid two summers ago. He has a reported weekly wage of £333,430 in Spain - he'll hope to prove exactly when in tonight's quarter-final second leg against Arsenal at the Bernabeu. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
7. Vinicius Jr. - Real Madrid
Like his Real Madrid teammate Jude Bellingham, the Brazilian earns a reported weekly wage of £333,430. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
8. Manuel Neuer - Bayern Munich
The German international is a Bayern Munich icon, and is still viewed as one of the best goalkeepers in the world, despite hurtling towards his 40th birthday. He has a reported weekly salary of £336,153. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images