At just over $3.5 billion, FC Barcelona are one of the world's most valuable franchises in all of sports. Barcelona nurtured a strong group of youth talent into a squad of some of the world's best players, and along the way splurged on a few transfers. Barcelona have won eight La Liga titles since the 2005-06 season, adding four UEFA Champions League titles during that span. Guided by Messi, perhaps the best player of this generation, Barcelona have been a fixture atop Spanish football. Like most clubs, Barcelona spend the majority of their wages on their offensive talent. The scoring trio of Messi, Suarez, and Neymar, more commonly known as "MSN," have a combined weekly salary of almost one million dollars. Don't expect other big clubs to lure them away: the entire trio, including Andres Iniesta, are working to extend their contracts at Camp Nou. According to the Global Sport Salaries survey, Barcelona's wages are the fifth-highest in all of sports.
Click the arrow to the right of the photos to see which Barcelona stars have the highest weekly salary, with photos by Getty:
5. Sergio Busquets
Former Club: FC Barcelona B
Transfer Fee: N/A
Salary (Weekly): £140,000
Why He's Worth It: Sergio Busquets moved through Barcelona's youth system until he was promoted to the first team in 2008. Coincidentally, that's around the time when Barcelona was the most dominant team in Europe. At 28, Busquets trophy case rivals any in the sport. He's won six Spanish league titles with Barcelona, as well as three Champions League titles. He also won the 2010 World Cup as a member of the Spanish national team.
4. Andres Iniesta
Former Club: FC Barcelona B
Transfer Fee: N/A
Salary (Weekly): £165,000
Why He's Worth It: Andres Iniesta is underpaid. Iniesta made his La Liga debut for Barcelona at just 18, and has risen to become one of the world's best midfielders. Now a veteran at 32, Iniesta is still as effective as ever with his pinpoint passing. There aren't any stats that quanitfy just how good a passer he is, so just watch the hundreds of YouTube videos like this one that put his skills on display.
3. Luis Suarez
Former Club: Liverpool
Transfer Fee: £68.4 Million
Salary (Weekly): £200,000
Why He's Worth It: Love him or hate him, Suarez is a goal scoring machine. He moved from Ajax to Liverpool and now Barcelona, but he's thrived as part of Barcelona's deadly MSN trio. Suarez had success at Camp Nou from his first season with the club, when he recorded 16 goals and 14 assists in his first 25 La Liga appearances. In his second seaso he was unstoppable, finishing with 40 goals and 16 assists in 35 games during the 2015-16 season.
2. Neymar
Former Club: Santos FC (Brazil)
Transfer Fee: £73.8 Million
Salary (Weekly): £250,000
Why He's Worth It: Neymar is the latest Barcelona star to sign a new contract, inking a new deal in October that keeps him at Camp Nou until 2021. At only 24, Neymar is on pace to be one of the world's most prolific goal scorers. A player who can beat the back line with speed or dribble past defenders, Neymar had 24 goals in 34 starts last season. He's also the centerpeice of the Brazilian national team, notching 51 goals in 75 international caps.
1. Lionel Messi
Former Club: FC Barcelona B
Transfer Fee: N/A
Salary (Weekly): £365,000
Why He's Worth It: Messi joined Barcelona's youth system on a free transfer in 2000, and made his first-team debut with the club in 2004. Since then Messi has become one of the most decorated athletes of all time, including winning the Ballon D'Or five times. Messi is now 29, but remains incredibly valuable to Barcelona and won't be leaving anytime soon. There is no transfer price for the best player on the planet.
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