Everything you need to know about former Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher's salary at Atletico Madrid in Spain
Conor Gallagher finally made a permanent move away from Stamford Bridge after spending almost 20 years with the London-based club, including a number loan spells after coming through the club's youth academy.
The English midfielder chose the Spanish capital as his next destination, joining Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid in one of the blockbuster deals of the 2024 summer transfer window.
Gallagher has done a remarkable job so far playing in Spain, justifying the fact that he is one of the highest earners in the Atletico Madrid squad.
Exactly how much does he earn at the Metropolitano, though? GOAL delved into the numbers with Capology and found out!
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Conor Gallagher's wages at Atletico Madrid in numbers
Under the terms of his current contract with the club, Gallagher earns £144,736 ($189,469) per week, while his annual salary reaches up to £7.5 million ($9.8m), making him the highest earner in the squad after Jan Oblak and Antoine Griezmann, respectively.
Player
Nationality
Weekly wages in GBP
Weekly wages in USD
Annual wages in GBP
Annual wages in USD
Conor Gallagher
English
£144,736
$189,469
£7,526,271
$9,852,395
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As aforementioned, Oblak, Griezmann and Gallagher acquire the top three spots in the Atletico Madrid wage-bill, respectively.
At number four comes Spanish fullback Marcos Llorente, while former Dortmund midfielder Axel Witsel rounds off the list at number five.
Player
Nationality
Weekly wages in GBP
Weekly wages in USD
Annual wages in GBP
Annual wages in USD
Jan Oblak
Slovenian
£334,983
$438,516
£17,419,136
$22,802,822
Antoine Griezmann
French
£201,022
$263,152
£10,453,154
$13,683,882
Conor Gallagher
English
£144,736
$189,469
£7,526,271
$9,852,395
Marcos Llorente
Spanish
£133,961
$175,364
£6,965,982
$9,118,939
Axel Witsel
Belgian
£133,961
$175,364
£6,965,982
$9,118,939
Top earners in La Liga
Apart from being the highest earner at Atletico, Oblak is also the fourth-highest paid player across the league, while the other Atletico miss out on a spot in the top-five list.
The top spot belongs to Barcelona's Polish superstar Robert Lewandowski.
Following him is Real Madrid's own superstar Kylian Mbappe. Taking the third and fifth spots are two more Madrid players, David Alaba and Jude Bellingham.
Nationality
Nationality
Weekly wages GBP
Weekly wages USD
Annual wages GBP
Annual Wages USD
Robert Lewandowski
Polish
£536,006
$701,667
£27,872,290
$36,486,704
Kylian Mbappe
French
£502,556
$657,879
£26,132,886
$34,209,706
David Alaba
Austrian
£361,840
$473,673
£18,815,678
$24,630,988
Jan Oblak
Slovenian
£334,983
$438,516
£17,419,136
$22,802,822
Jude Bellingham
English
£334,983
$438,516
£17,419,136
$22,802,822AFPHighest paid players in the world
Despite the impressive wages on offer in the league, none of the top LaLiga earners make it to the top-five earners list globally as Saudi Pro League players heavily dominate the list.
Leading the charts are former Real Madrid forwards Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema at first and second spot respectively.
Meanwhile, Riyad Mahrez comes in at number three, followed by Senegalese internationals Sadio Mane and Kalidou Koulibaly.
Player
Club
Weekly wages GBP
Weekly wages USD
Annual wages GBP
Annual wages USD
Cristiano Ronaldo
Al Nassr
£3,216,155
$4,210,425
£167,250,468
$218,942,120
Karim Benzema
Al Ittihad
£1,608,178
$2,105,213
£83,625,234
$109,471,060
Riyad Mahrez
Al Ahli
£839,469
$1,098,921
£45,652,372
$57,43,893
Sadio Mane
Al Nassr
£643,271
$842,085
£33,450,094
$43,788,424
Kalidou Koulibaly
Al Hilal
£558,038
$730,509
£29,017,956
$37,986,458
