Juventus striker is the only Serie A player to feature in Europe’s top 20 best paid footballers in 2026 – Football Italia

Juventus’s Dusan Vlahovic is currently the only Serie A player to feature in the list of the 20 highest paid footballers in Europe’s top five leagues according to the latest information. 

Juventus’s Vlahovic is Serie A’s highest paid player

According to the latest information from transfermarkt.it, Vlahovic is currently the seventh-highest paid player across Europe’s top five leagues in terms of gross salary.

Juventus currently pay the Serbian €22.2m per year in gross salary. It is widely believed that the 26-year-old takes home a net salary of around €12m per year after tax and deductions. This equates to a weekly take home of just over €230,000 per week (net).

Only six players in Europe are currently paid higher than Vlahovic is in the final year of his Juventus contract. They are Manchester City’s Erling Haaland, Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe, Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane, Real Madrdi’s Vinicius Jr., Liverpool’s Mohames Salah and Real Madrid’s David Alaba. 

Vlahovic currently earns more than the likes of Virgil van Dijk, Robert Lewandowski, Jude Bellingham, Ousmane Dembele and Bruno Fernandes. 

The next highest-paid player currently competing in Serie A is Inter’s Lautaro Martinez. With a reported gross salary of €16.67m per year at Inter, El Toro ranks as the 25th-best paid player in Europe’s top five leagues as things stand. 

Top 20 best paid players in Europe by gross salary 

1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) – €31.495m per year
2. Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid)  – €31.250m per year
3. Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) – €25.000m per year 
4. Vinicius Jr. (Real Madrid) – €25.000m per year 
5. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – €23.996m per year 
6. David Alaba (Real Madrid) – €22.500m per year 
7. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) – €22.220m per year
8. Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) – €21.000m per year 
9. Casemiro (Manchester United) – €20.997m per year 
10. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) – €20.997m per year 
11. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) – €20.830m per year 
12. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) – €20.830m per year 
13. Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid) – €20.830m per year 
14. Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) – €20.000m per year 
15. Frenkie De Jong (Barcelona) – €19.000m per year 
16. Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich) – €18.870m per year 
17. Ousmane Dembele (PSG) – €18.180m per year 
18. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) – €17.997m per year 
19. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) – €17.997m per year 
20. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) – €17.697m per year