We all know footballers make a lot of money, but it’s still striking to see it written down in black and white.
Discussions over which players are worth paying millions of pounds are so common that we almost become desensitised to the enormity of their contracts.
But it all becomes a little clearer when you see this, the payslip of Bayern Munich defender Mehdi Benatia who apparently makes a pretty penny for warming the German giants’ bench.
The Moroccan defender had his payslip – which shows his £88,000-a-week wages – shared around online after it was stolen from his car.
Is that £88,000 really worth it after taxes?
Mehdi Benatia’s November 2015 payslip emerged online after police found it [Bild] pic.twitter.com/sQRBIMdWQh
— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) January 19, 2016
