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.
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Player
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Nationality
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Weekly wages in GBP
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Weekly wages in USD
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Annual wages in GBP
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Annual wages in USD
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Conor Gallagher
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English
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£144,736
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$189,469
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£7,526,271
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$9,852,395
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Top earners at Atletico Madrid
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.
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Player
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Nationality
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Weekly wages in GBP
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Weekly wages in USD
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Annual wages in GBP
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Annual wages in USD
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Jan Oblak
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Slovenian
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£334,983
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$438,516
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£17,419,136
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$22,802,822
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Antoine Griezmann
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French
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£201,022
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$263,152
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£10,453,154
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$13,683,882
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Conor Gallagher
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English
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£144,736
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$189,469
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£7,526,271
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$9,852,395
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Marcos Llorente
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Spanish
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£133,961
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$175,364
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£6,965,982
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$9,118,939
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Axel Witsel
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Belgian
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£133,961
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$175,364
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£6,965,982
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$9,118,939
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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.
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Nationality
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Nationality
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Weekly wages GBP
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Weekly wages USD
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Annual wages GBP
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Annual Wages USD
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Robert Lewandowski
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Polish
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£536,006
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$701,667
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£27,872,290
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$36,486,704
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Kylian Mbappe
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French
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£502,556
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$657,879
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£26,132,886
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$34,209,706 |
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David Alaba
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Austrian
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£361,840
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$473,673
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£18,815,678
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$24,630,988 |
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Jan Oblak
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Slovenian
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£334,983
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$438,516
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£17,419,136
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$22,802,822 |
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Jude Bellingham
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English
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£334,983
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$438,516
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£17,419,136
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$22,802,822 |
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Highest 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.
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Player
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Club
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Weekly wages GBP
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Weekly wages USD
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Annual wages GBP
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Annual wages USD
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Cristiano Ronaldo
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Al Nassr
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£3,216,155
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$4,210,425
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£167,250,468
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$218,942,120
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Karim Benzema
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Al Ittihad
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£1,608,178
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$2,105,213
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£83,625,234
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$109,471,060
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Riyad Mahrez
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Al Ahli
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£839,469
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$1,098,921
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£45,652,372
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$57,43,893
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Sadio Mane
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Al Nassr
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£643,271
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$842,085
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£33,450,094
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$43,788,424
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Kalidou Koulibaly
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Al Hilal
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£558,038
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$730,509
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£29,017,956
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$37,986,458
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