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Ruben Loftus-Cheek salary: How much does AC Milan star earn per week and annually in Serie A?

Once considered one of Chelsea’s brightest prospects, Ruben Loftus-Cheek currently plays his football for Serie A side AC Milan.

Having spent nine years at Stamford Bridge between 2014 and 2023, including loan spells at Crystal Palace and Fulham, Loftus-Cheek eventually decided to pursue a new challenge in Italy.

The English international has impressed for Milan so far, playing in the central midfield position.

He signed a four-year contract with the club upon joining, which keeps him at San Siro until 2027. In addition to being an important member of the squad, Loftus-Cheek also earns a substantial salary and ranks among Milan's top earners.

But exactly how much does he earn?

GOAL delved into the numbers with Capology and found out!

*Salaries are gross

  • Ruben Loftus-Cheek's wages at AC Milan in numbers

    Loftus-Cheek's current contract at Milan provides him with a weekly income of £84,801 ($112,042) and an annual salary of £4.4 million ($5.8m).

    Player

    Nationality

    Weekly wages in GBP

    Weekly wages in USD

    Annual wages in GBP

    Annual wages in USD

    Fikayo Tomori

    English

    £84,801

    $112,042

    £4,409,666

    $5,826,202

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    Top earners at AC Milan

    Rafael Leao stands as AC Milan's highest-paid player, with Tammy Abraham, on loan from AS Roma, following closely.

    In third place is Alessandro Florenzi, another former Roma star, while new recruit Youssouf Fofana holds the fourth spot. American international Christian Pulisic completes the top five earners.

    Player

    Nationality

    Weekly wages in GBP

    Weekly wages in USD

    Annual wages in GBP

    Annual wages in USD

    Rafael Leao

    Portuguese

    £105,960

    $139,998

    £5,509,933

    $7,279,913

    Tammy Abraham

    English

    £95,381

    $126,020

    £4,959,800

    $6,553,057

    Alessandro Florenzi

    Italian

    £91,909

    $121,434

    £4,779,827

    $6,314,558

    Youssouf Fofana

    French

    £91,909

    $121,434

    £4,779,827

    $6,314,558

    Christian Pulisic

    USA

    £84,801

    $112,042

    £4,409,666

  • Top earners in Serie A

    Despite the substantial salaries earned by Milan players at San Siro, led by Rafael Leao, a significant disparity exists between them and the league's top earners. Notably, no Milan player features among the highest-paid, while rivals Juventus and Inter boast players with considerably higher earnings.

    Leading the list is Juventus' Serbian striker Dusan Vlahovic, followed by Argentines Lautaro Martinez and Paulo Dybala in second and third positions, respectively.

    Italian midfielder Nicolo Barella secures the fourth spot, with Hakan Calhanoglu completing the top five.

    Player

    Nationality

    Weekly wages in GBP

    Weekly wages in USD

    Annual wages in GBP

    Annual wages in USD

    Dusan Vlahovic

    Serbian

    £321,352

    $424,581

    £16,710,313

    $22,078,237

    Lautaro Martinez

    Argentine

    £275,563

    $364,083

    £14,329,265

    $18,932,316

    Paulo Dybala

    Argentine

    £214,235

    $283,054

    £11,140,208

    $14,718,825

    Nicolo Barella

    Italian

    £199,027

    $262,961

    £10,349,391

    $13,673,970

    Hakan Calhanoglu

    Turkish

    £183,653

    $242,649

    £9,549,978

    $12,617,758

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    Highest paid players in the world

    Serie A players, despite their high salaries, are not among the top five highest-paid footballers globally.

    The top five are all from the Saudi Pro League, with Cristiano Ronaldo at Al Nassr earning the highest salary.

    Karim Benzema, formerly of Real Madrid, is second, and Riyad Mahrez, now with Al-Ahli, is third.

    Sadio Mane and Kalidou Koulibaly, both Senegalese internationals, are fourth and fifth, respectively.

    Player

    Club

    Weekly wages GBP

    Weekly wages USD

    Annual wages GBP

    Annual wages USD

    Cristiano Ronaldo

    Al Nassr

    £3,216,155

    $4,210,425

    £167,250,468

    $218,942,120

    Karim Benzema

    Al Ittihad

    £1,608,178

    $2,105,213

    £83,625,234

    $109,471,060

    Riyad Mahrez

    Al Ahli

    £839,469

    $1,098,921

    £45,652,372

    $57,43,893

    Sadio Mane

    Al Nassr

    £643,271

    $842,085

    £33,450,094

    $43,788,424

    Kalidou Koulibaly

    Al Hilal

    £558,038

    $730,509

    £29,017,956

    $37,986,458