Real Madrid has the highest budget in Europe, despite ongoing financial losses. The Blancos have lost more than 100 million euros in the last five years.

Almost half of the staff earn over a million euros, the players' budget takes up about 75 percent of the total budget. Only one Real player is in the list of the ten highest earners in Europe: Eddie Tavares, who earns 3 million euros per season. For comparison, only two players in Maccabi Tel Aviv earn over one million euros.