Cristiano Ronaldo is currently topping Serie A's wages list with the Portuguese earning more than three times the next best-paid player in the league.
The Juventus superstar has failed to justify that premium in the early stages of his time in Turin since a £88m move from Real Madrid.
Ronaldo is goalless in three Serie A outings, though Massimiliano Allegri's side are perfect with three wins.
The 33-year-old picks up a massive €31m (£28m) after tax per year, report Gazzetta Dello Sport, roughly £538,000 per week, dwarfing his fellow players in Italy.
The next best salary is Gonzalo Higuain, who now picks up €9.5m (£8.6m) per year (just about £165,000 per week) after his move to AC Milan from Juventus.
In fact, only three non-Juventus players make up the highest paid line-up in the league. Milan's Gianluigi Donnarumma (€6m/year) and Kwadwo Asamoah (€3m) of Inter.
Biggest earners in Serie A
- €31m Cristiano Ronaldo, Juventus
- €9.5m Gonzalo Higuain, AC Milan
- €7m Paulo Dybala, Juventus
- €6.5 Miralem Pjanic, Juventus
- €6m Douglas Costa, Juventus
- €6m Ginaluigi Donnarumma, AC Milan
- €5.5m Leonardo Bonucci, Juventus
- €5m Emre Can, Juventus
- €4.6m Lorenzo Insigne, Napoli
- €4.5 Mauro Icardi, Inter Milan
- €4.5 Edin Dzeko, Roma
Highest paid Serie A XI
- Gianluigi Donnarumma, Milan (€6m)
- Joao Cancelo, Juventus (€3m)
- Leonardo Bonucci, Juventus (€5.5m)
- Giorgio Chiellini, Juventus (€4m)
- Kwadwo Asamoah, Inter Milan (€3m)
- Emre Can, Juventus (€5m)
- Miralem Pjanic, Juventus (€5m)
- Douglas Costa, Juventus (€6m)
- Paulo Dybala, Juventus (€7m)
- Cristiano Ronaldo, Juventus (€31m)
- Gonzalo Higuain, AC Milan (€9.5m)
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