The money in football has reached obscene levels in recent years, with some players now earning more per week than it takes the majority of the British public to earn in ten years.

Transfer fees, agents and multi-million pound contracts have made the sport one of the most lucrative in the world.

In England alone, the Premier League is a £4.5 billion business.

We take a look at the highest salaries per team in world football, the top three biggest spenders aren’t as obvious as you would think.

27. FC Schalke 04- £2,128,522

The average player at Schalke earns £2,128,522 a year, an incredible amount for a club who haven’t won the Bundesliga since 1958.

Domenico Tedesco’s team improved last season, finishing second behind Bayern Munich but have had an indifferent start to the 2018/19 season.

26. Marseille – £2,133,900

Like the rest of Ligue 1, Marseille have the yearly battle of attempting to stop PSG from winning the league.

With Dimitri Payet, Florian Thauvin and Kevin Strootman in the squad, the Marseille owners are definitely getting the right players in, but at a cost.

25. Bayer Leverkusen – £2,218,840

Leverkusen have the unfortunate task of trying to compete with Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund for top spot in Germany.

In a bid to contend with the German elite, Leverkusen have had to warn off rivals bidding for their top players, by offering big contracts.

With Jamaican star Leon Bailey soon to be demanding a bigger contract, the club’s average pay will increase considering.

24. Southampton – £2,669,333

It’s crazy to think that in all the world’s football teams, Southampton are the 24th biggest spenders.

Considering the average player earns £2,669,333 a week, relegation could have serious implications on the club.

With just one win all season, Southampton are in deep danger of being relegated from the Premier League this year.

23. Leicester City – £2,710,710

The 2016 champions were able to keep hold of the majority of their title winning squad, except for N’golo Kante and Danny Drinkwater.

But in order to do that, players like Jamie Vardy and Kasper Schmeichel were able to negotiate huge new contracts.

22. Crystal Palace – £2,757,000

Like Southampton, it is baffling to learn that Crystal Palace are in the top 25 of the biggest wage spenders in world football.

Roy Hodgson has had a tough task of keeping Wilfried Zaha in his team in the last 12 months.

The Ivorian signed a bumper four-year contract worth £110,000 a week.