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Barcelona news: Luis Suarez set for £100,000-a-week wage increase to match Neymar… but pair are still WAY behind Lionel Messi

Uruguayan and Brazilian strikers will be level on £272,000-a-week, while Barcelona's No.1 superstar brings home £360,000

LUIS SUAREZ is set to sign a one-year contract extension at Barcelona, which will see him earn an extra £100,000-a-week and match Neymar’s wages, according to reports in Catalonia.

Since leaving Liverpool for the Nou Camp in 2014, the Uruguayan has gone from strength-to-strength and was the joint European Golden Shoe winner last season.

Barcelona's Neymar, right, celebrates with teammate Luis Suarez, left, after scoring during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Leganes and Barcelona at the Butarque stadium in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Paul White)
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Luis Suarez will equal Neymar's pay with new deal worth £272,000-a-weekCredit: AP:Associated Press

And reveal Barca are ready to reward him with a bumper pay rise.

Suarez’s current deal runs out in 2019 and earns him around £170,000-a-week.

However, a new contract until 2020 will see his pay packet increase to a whopping £272,000 every seven days — which is the same as strike partner, Neymar.

Football Soccer - Spanish Liga Santander - Leganes v Barcelona - Butarque stadium, Leganes, Spain 17/09/16 Barcelona's Lionel Messi cerebrates goal. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
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Lionel Messi is by fair Barcelona's highest-earner, bringing home £360,000-a-weekCredit: Reuters


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Barcelona's Lionel Messi, center, celebrates with his teammates Luis Suarez, right, and Neymar after scoring his side's fifth goal during a Champions League, Group C soccer match between Barcelona and Celtic, at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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Luis Suarez, Neymar and Neymar all earn at least double every other Barcelona playerCredit: AP:Associated Press

Though, the Brazilian's deal is until 2021.

Still, the pairs’ wages are still dwarfed by Lionel Messi’s.

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner is the highest paid player at the club, earning a stunning £360,000-a-week.

Suarez and Neymar are still way ahead of club legends, Andres Iniesta and Sergio Busquets — bringing home DOUBLE their wages.

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Barcelona players' wages

Lionel Messi — £360,000-a-week
Neymar — £272,000-a-week
Luis Suarez — £272,000-a-week
Andres Iniesta — £136,000-a-week
Sergio Busquets — £136,000-a-week
Ivan Rakitic — £110,000-a-week
Gerard Pique — £98,000-a-week
Javier Mascherano — £76,000-a-week
Jordi Alba — £68,000-a-week
Arda Turan — £68,000-a-week

SCHRUNS, AUSTRIA - MAY 30: Sergio Busquets (L) and Andres Iniesta of Spain share a joke during a training session on May 30, 2016 in Schruns, Austria. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
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Sergio Busquets and Andres Iniesta earn relatively low wages of £136,000-a-weekCredit: Getty Images

However, the two La Masia graduates still earn a tidy £136,000-a-week.

Three-time Champions League winner, Gerard Pique is on just shy of a £100,000-a-week, with a pay packet of £98,000 every seven days.

Jordi Alba and Arda Turan, meanwhile, were the least paid first team players — earning ‘just’ £68,000-a-week.

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