Check out top earners in Italian league

The top earners in the Serie A have been revealed by a report by Gazzetta dello Sport.

Roma midfielder Daniele de Rossi tops the list as Serie A's highest earner with wages of €6.5million annually.

Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain is second on the list with an earning of €3.2m, while Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba is the division's third-best paid, receiving the same wage as Edin Dzeko €4.5m.

Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon and defensive midfielder Sami Khedira both earn €4m rounding up the top five.

After Buffon and Khedira, there are eight players who each earn €3.5m.

Geoffrey Kondogbia of Inter Milan,Mario Mandzukic of Juventus, Giorgio Chiellini of Juventus, Carlos Bacca of AC Milan, Riccardo Montolivo of AC Milan, Mohamed Salah of Roma, Claudio Marchisio of Juventus and Leonardo Bonucci of Juventus.

Othe higher earners include Roma legend Francesco Totti, who is paid €3.2m, Mario Balotelli with €2.25m and Juan Cuadrado, on loan at Juventus from Chelsea with €3m.

Ashley Cole at Roma comes on the list on number six, taking home €2.3m every year.

Juventus are the highest payers in Serie A with a wage bill to €124m.

Roma are second on €113m, AC Milan on €101m , Inter Milan on €94m, Napoli with €74m, Lazio on €52m and Fiorentina on €46m.

10 top Serie A earners

1. Daniele de Rossi, Roma, €6.5m

2. Gonzalo Higuain, Napoli, €3.2m

3. Paul Pogba, Juventus, Edin Dzeko, Roma €4,5m

5. Gianluigi Buffon, Juventus, Sami Khedira, Juventus €4m

7. Geoffrey Kondogbia, Inter Milan, Mario Mandzukic, Juventus, Giorgio Chiellini, Juevntus, Carlos Bacca, AC Milan, Riccardo Montolivo, AC Milan, Mohamed Salah, Fiorentina, Claudio Marchisio, Juventus, €3.5m