{
  "id": 119437,
  "title": "Barcelona salaries 2026/27: Is Lamine Yamal top earner at Camp Nou?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/barcelona-salaries-2026-27-is-lamine-yamal-top-earner-at-camp-nou",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-04T06:17:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2026/08/04/barcelona-salaries-202627-is-lamine-yamal-top-earner-at-camp-nou/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "As Spanish football gears up for the new La Liga season, the buzz surrounding Barcelona's squad is palpable. The World Cup champions, led by Ferran Torres, scored a crucial goal in the 106th minute to clinch victory against Argentina. While Lamine Yamal, though a standout teenager during the tournament, did not shine as brightly. Nevertheless, his presence on Spain's championship-winning team makes him one of the top earners in football.\n\nThe list of Barcelona's highest-paid players for the 2026/27 season, compiled from various sources like capology.com, salaryleaks.com, transferfeed.com, and media reports, reveals that three players - Frenkie de Jong, Raphinha, and Lamine Yamal - share the top spot with weekly salaries of €320,000. Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Jules Kounde also earn €320,000 per week, placing them in the top tier of the club's wage structure.\n\nFollowing these elite earners are six players with salaries of €300,000 per week - Ronald Araujo, Dani Olmo, Pedri, Karim Adeyami, and two others. The remaining players on the list, including Ferran Torres, Gavi, and several others, earn progressively less, culminating in Gerard Martin at €30,000 per week.",
  "summary": "Spanish football is on a high and there's sure to be a buzz when the nation's world champions get back to the pitch for the start of the new La Liga season. Barcelona's Ferran Torres struck in the 106th minute to settle an attritional World Cup final against title holders Argentina , ending Lionel Messi's hopes of winning back-to-back trophies. Teen sensation Lamine Yamal did not set the stage…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "How Lamine Yamal became a symbol of Spain’s identity debate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/how-lamine-yamal-became-a-symbol-of-spains-identity-debate",
        "published": "2026-08-03T13:09:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}