12 Players Who Earn Less Than Martin Odegaard

Back in January 2015, Real Madrid completed the signing of 16-year-old wonderkid Martin Odegaard in a deal worth an outrageous £80,000 per week.

To put that into perspective, Odegaard has earned £6,947,533 from day one at Real Madrid - that's £11,424 per day, £476 per hour and 13p every second for a kid who was made just one substitute appearance for Los Blancos.

Odegaard came to prominence in 2014 when he became the youngest player to appear and score in the Norwegian Premier League, but he has failed to make a real impression at the Bernabeu, with mumbles of the deal being 'just one big PR Stunt' rumoured.

It got us thinking - are there any players out there earning less than Odegaard, who ply their trade on a more regular basis?

Here are 10 players who earn less than Martin Odegaard:

Anthony Martial - £65,000 pw
Luke Shaw - £70,000 pw
Philippe Coutinho - £75,000 pw
Emre Can - £55,000 pw
Laurent Koscielny - £70,000 pw
Hector Bellerin - £50,000 pw
Toby Alderweireld - £75,000 pw
Harry Kane - £50,000 pw
Ivan Rakitic - £75,000 pw
Isco - £60,000 pw
Jese - £75,000 pw
Leroy Sane - £55,000 pw

What must Isco be thinking?

He earns £20,000 less every week than a 17-year-old who has made just one substitute appearance for Real Madrid's first team in the past two years.

Okay then, Real Madrid.

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Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare is a writer at SPORTbible. He's interviewed some of the biggest names in sport, including Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Pele, Carles Puyol and Tim Henman. He dabbles in all things sport but football is his biggest passion. He was once hit in the head by a wayward strike from Nicky Butt and lived to tell the tale.

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