Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham has received a salary increase worth around £4million a year in a move that makes him the joint-highest paid star in the club's history - level with superstar forward Kylian Mbappe.
The England midfielder has been a sensation for Madrid in the last year, scoring 23 goals in all competitions for Carlo Ancelotti's side and being influential in the team winning both La Liga and the Champions League.
Having signed Bellingham for around £88.5m from Borussia Dortmund last summer when he was regarded as one of the most highly-rated youngsters in the world, Madrid have now decided to reward Bellingham by boosting his pay package - according to The Sun - having also done the same with Brazilian forward Vinicius Jr.
The pair - who were previously on around £8.4m a year - are now all on the same salary of £12.5m a year as Mbappe, the report says, with club reportedly fearing that there could be friction between the three players if they were not all equals.
The report claims the trio are earning the same money that was raked in by former high-earning players Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Eden Hazard.
Bellingham has only played three times in all competitions for Madrid this season after picking up a muscle injury in training last month - though he made a quicker return than expected after starting for the team in their 3-1 win over Stuttgart in the Champions League this week.
He'll now be hoping for another successful season at the Bernabeu in an impressive looking attack alongside Vinicius and Mbappe - as well as Rodrygo. The team are being tipped to win a host of honours this term with the group of superstars in their line-up.
While Mbappe went three La Liga games before scoring his first goal - he is now up and running with five in all competitions, while Vinicius has netted two so far. The team are currently third in the table with three wins and two draws - as rivals Barcelona lead the standings after five wins from five.
With the trio all impressing and also being nominated for the Ballon d'Or, manager Ancelotti admitted there could be "jealousy" from team-mate Rodrygo.
He said: "Of course, if it happens [jealousy], I'll detect it, but right now I don't think so. There's a very good and healthy atmosphere in the dressing room.
"For him, it is a motivation to compare himself with these players [Vinicius, Mbappé, Bellingham]. For me, he is as important as the others. He doesn't tell me that he has a problem, he has never talked to me about this."