Gareth Bale is surprisingly only earning a fraction of what fellow former Premier League stars Xherdan Shaqiri and Javier Hernandez pull in from Major League Soccer.
Bale joined Los Angeles FC on a one-year deal in the summer after his Real Madrid contract expired. The 33-year-old forward made the move to MLS after being strongly linked with a transfer to Cardiff City – and the decision saw him attract plenty of criticism.
Some fans accused the former Tottenham star of taking the easy route to a pay cheque, rather than challenging himself in a top European league. Bale has scored two goals in 12 MLS appearances for LAFC so far and it has now been revealed just how much he is getting paid in California.
