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Erling Haaland leads the pack as the highest-paid footballer in Europe for the 2026/27 season, earning £525,000 a week. Real Madrid boasts four players in the lineup, along with Rodri, Lamine Yamal, Virgil van Dijk, and Jamal Musiala.

Erling Haaland remains the highest-paid footballer in Europe's top leagues, earning an impressive £525,000 a week at Manchester City, ahead of Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior.

According to Planet Football, a symbolic team of the highest-paid players in Europe for the 2026/27 season has been compiled in a 4-4-2 formation, with a significant representation from Real Madrid — four players make the cut.

  1. Goalkeeper: Jan Oblak — £342,127 per week. The Atletico shot-stopper is the highest-paid goalkeeper in Europe at his position, with a contract that runs for another two years.
  2. Right-back: Trent Alexander-Arnold — £273,800. The England international has made the switch from Liverpool to Real Madrid, earning more than his rival for the right-back spot, Denzel Dumfries.
  3. Centre-back: Virgil van Dijk — £350,000. Liverpool's captain remains the highest-paid centre-back in Europe, with just a year left on his current deal.
  4. Centre-back: Ibrahima Konate — £273,800. The Frenchman left Liverpool for Real Madrid this summer, earning the same wage as Alexander-Arnold in the Spanish capital.
  5. Left-back: Josko Gvardiol — £250,000. He recently signed a new contract with Manchester City, with his salary climbing from £200,000 to £250,000 a week.
  6. Central midfielder: Rodri — £444,782. Since moving from Manchester City to Barcelona, Rodri's salary has nearly doubled, ranking him behind only three other players in the symbolic team.
  7. Central midfielder: Jamal Musiala — £374,976. The Bayern Munich midfielder takes home nearly £375,000 a week, with only Harry Kane earning more at the German club.
  8. Right winger: Lamine Yamal — £342,127. The 19-year-old Barcelona talent signed a long-term deal with the club last year, bringing his earnings to over £342,000 weekly.
  9. Left winger: Vinicius Junior — £513,273. The Brazilian recently extended his contract with Real Madrid for six years, receiving a significant pay rise from approximately £410,000 a week.
  10. Forward: Erling Haaland — £525,000. The Norwegian star tops not only the Premier League but also this symbolic team, having signed a long-term contract with Manchester City in January 2025, lasting until 2034.
  11. Forward: Kylian Mbappe — £513,273. The French international joined Real Madrid as a free agent from PSG in 2024, becoming La Liga's top scorer in his first two seasons in Spain.

Hence, the symbolic team is as follows:

Oblak — Alexander-Arnold, van Dijk, Konate, Gvardiol — Yamal, Rodri, Musiala, Vinicius — Haaland, Mbappe.