Eden Hazard - £185,000
Fernando Torres - £175,000
John Terry - £175,000
Frank Lampard - £140,000
Ashley Cole - £120,000
Petr Cech - £100,000
Gary Cahill - £80,000
David Luiz - £75,000
John Obi Mikel - £75,000
Juan Mata - £67,000
Daniel Sturridge - £60,000
Ramires - £55,000
Oscar - £40,000
Paulo Ferreira - £40,000
Ryan Bertrand - £40,000
Marko Marin - £35,000
Cesar Azpilicueta - £30,000
Victor Moses - £30,000
Branislav Ivanovic - £28,500
Ross Turnbull - £17,000
Oriol Romeu - £15,000

First of all I didn't say that Chelsea are a bigger club than Real Madrid, nor the other way around. I will consider that as it's your opinion. I have the right to think whatever i want to. It's the club i support and they are the best to me. :)

Secondly, Florentino Pérez is not a sugar daddy?. O:)

Let's not argue about it. Because at the end of the day, you will stick to your opinion and I will stick with mine. *Peace*

This is literally what you said: "Real Madrid is not bigger than Chelsea at the moment as a club." First off, what does one club being "bigger" than another mean? Financially R. Madrid are astronomically more stable than Chelsea, their fan base is bigger, they have a more global appeal, they have won more trophies since 1983, and they are much more likely to attract top, top players than Chelsea. And frankly, at the moment I would say that Chelsea made a huge mistake by appointing Mourinho and R. Madrid was wise to let him go and pick Ancelotti. But hey that is my opinion, even if yours is ludicrous.

@Dynastian: I agree with you that Real Madrid are a bigger club than Chelsea, but let's not forget we also gained a huge amount of our money through business as well despite needing Roman in the club's first 7 years. The club has it's profits, is debt free(But you are not. 600 million pounds of debt), has multiple sponsorship deals, massive revenue and a large fanbase. Chelsea, like Real Madrid, also gain their money through business now.

Plus, you're business is a tad unfair/corrupt(I really don't want to bring this up because Roman could be classified corrupt, but I'm ready to argue about that). You guys get 156 million euros just from your TV rights deal alone, which we all know is unfair to the rest of the La Liga as only you and Barcelona get the largest amount of money from the deal. Plus, Madrid are backed by their city council. And of course there are theories the Spanish government and the royal family in Spain back Madrid as well.

If someone wants to see how Barcelona and Real Madrid deal with their debt read:

http://swissramble.blogspot.com/2012/04/truth-about-debt-at-barcelona-and-real.html
(Warning: LONG article for those too lazy)

@Vendetta

No worries, I was just pointing out we don't have a billionaire owner like you guys do. I know very well how much the TV rights are unevenly split, and I wish they were fixed, for the sake of the other teams in La Liga. And at the same time, the only reason Chelsea is debt free is BECAUSE of Abramovic. We're not so lucky.

And by the way, that 590.000.000 is liabilities, not debt. Liabilities include presumptions of future payments. Real Madrid's actual debt is 140.000.000 Euros, which is nothing considering our revenue breaches the 700 Million mark. As much of an idiot as Perez may be, he sure knows how to do business.

@Ven

Oh, and the Royal Family conspiracy is old. Right now, the Royal Family has almost no power. They just helped to establish the club back in the 20's and helped fund us to build the Bernabeu. Now, we gotta make our own money.

and @ Alex

How on earth do you call Perez a sugar daddy? You know NOTHING of football outside of England.

Madrid have been millionaires for a LONG time, and Perez is merely our president. Our president is elected after every 4 years, and in order to be president, you have to promise to bring the club something (players, sponsors, success, etc). The money Madrid uses is NOT Perez's money. He merely has access to our revenue, and has the responsibility to make our club a business and handle all the profits and losses.

Abramovic came with a sh*tload of money and bought Chelsea, instantly screening them of all debt and giving them the power to buy just about anyone. THAT is a sugar daddy, since Abramovic uses his OWN funds and OWNS the club. Perez has no ownership of the club, and cannot use his own money. Perez is merely a representative of Real Madrid.

@Dynastian: 100% agree with your 2nd last post. As for your last post... I think you need to also factor in the politcal power the club traditionally held regarding the local BANKS. It may be true that the Royal family have little to do with RM's finances now but they were FAR from it's sole benefectors. Although, this pheonomen is in no way Unique to Real as other clubs in Spain have similar sway over their local baninking institutions. Albeit, the current economic crisis in SPain has all but put an end to that for the moment.

@Footaholic

True, true. English clubs don't really do anything politically, but Barcelona and Real Madrid are all about politics. It's why we have an "elected" president every 4 years, and why El Clasicos are so intense and violent (political struggle between Catalunya and Royal Spain).

@ Dynastian

I can say the same as you in the next 20 years.. Real Madrid have not reached the final since 2002 in The Champions League despite spending enormous amount of money. Real Madrid has always been a big spenders like Manchester City they just started long time ago so they got history and have been successful because of those big investors. and all other big spender clubs. Spending from 10 millions up to 80 millions for one player that over 80% of the other clubs can't afford. Out of all that trophies how many cups you would have won without spending on quality players? It's all good. It's none of my business just like Chelsea it's none of yours. but just don't hate on other club on here, most posts like this are getting removed. There was no point or a real topic on this thread. since you just mentioned one club's wages as if it's something. If it's a hate or a jealousy post and you want to keep on going like this, then i don't see why this discussion should not be closed.

@Dynast Oh, and the Royal Family conspiracy is old. Right now, the Royal Family has almost no power....

Its not a conspiracy, the help of RM by Spanish king was true, i have dozens of stories,here is one.

• Controversy surrounding transfer to Spain

Di Stéfano\\\'s transfer to Spain would prove controversial. The mission to secure the signing of Di Stéfano to Barcelona had first been given to the Catalan Ramon Trias Fargas, who, besides being a lawyer and expert in commercial law, was the son of one of the share-holders of Millonarios, where Di Stéfano was playing at the time.

According to Trias Fargas, Barcelona\\\'s own management effectively obstructed the transfer when club president Enric Martí i Carreto also involved Barcelona chief scout Josep Samitier in the negotiations. Samitier, in his turn, brought in Joan Busquets-Baró, a Catalan acquaintance living in Colombia, to speed up the talks with the Colombian club (and according to Finestres & Luque,[16] with Di Stéfano himself). Busquets, a director of Millonarios\\\' rivals Santa Fe, seems to have tried more to sabotage the deal than to secure it. After issuing a harsh ultimatum to Millonarios to accept a modest offer for the player he organized Di Stéfano\\\'s defection from Colombia when the ultimatum was rejected, despite Di Stéfano owing the club money.

River Plate, who owned the rights of the player from 1955 onwards, had accepted the transfer on the condition that Millonarios also agreed upon the transfer, which they, after what they perceived as Busquets\\\' bullying tactics, weren\\\'t interested in doing. Trias Fargas\\\' negotiations with the Colombians regarding a transfer sum were also breaking down when Enric Martí, despite assurances to Trias Fargas that he would pay whatever price Trias Fargas thought necessary, rejected a figure whenever it was agreed between the lawyer and the Colombians. Trias Fargas blamed Enric Martí, claiming Barcelona directors had allowed him to spend $20,000 but Carreto only accepted to offer $10,000 plus the player\\\'s debts.

In 1953, Di Stéfano signed a deal with Barcelona, and FIFA, who didn\\\'t know anything about Di Stéfano having left Millonarios without permission, authorized the transfer from River Plate. The Spanish Federation, however, did not recognize the deal. According to Andres Ramírez, the Spanish Football Federation secretary, both Millonarios (who owned the rights of the player until the end of 1954, according to the agreements reached in the Lima Pact) and River Plate\\\'s consent were needed in order for Di Stéfano to sign up with a Spanish club. Indeed Millonarios had reported FIFA the anomalous situation of the Argentinian, so FIFA itself demanded the Spanish Federation to solve the problem. On 22 May 1953,[17] he arrived in Spain to conclude his contract with Barcelona but during the discussions with the Federation, Real Madrid\\\'s president Santiago Bernabéu, acting upon the apparent division within the Barcelona management, convinced him to sign for them instead.

During the parallel negotiations between the two Spanish clubs and Millonarios, the Spanish Federation issued a ban on foreign players in the Spanish league. On 15 September, the Spanish Federation made public the decision, which club presidents Martí and Bernabéu had signed, to allow Di Stéfano four seasons in Spain – two for each team, to be played alternately. The agreement created such a storm of protests by the rest of the Barcelona management and the fans that Martí resigned a week later. The reasons for Barcelona\\\'s decision to let the player go to Madrid are disputed by the two clubs. This incident exacerbated the traditional enmity between the two clubs.

At that time Spanish Fede = the king.
No King, No Glory....

@tiki

That's what I meant. That news is from the 1950's. Find a more recent one, and I'll look into it. The Royal Family has not been involved with Real Madrid for decades now.

Yep, it's okay i agree that the help ended years ago. No problem about that.