France cannot compete economically with other leagues like the Premier League, but it is still important that it has stars like Mbappé, Messi or Neymar. Like it more or less, PSG can handle everything. The ten best salaries in Ligue 1, according to information from the newspaper L’Équipe, corresponds to the French champion. The end of the pandemic and the influx of capital from the CVC, which will contribute 1,500 million euros until 2024, have allowed others to jump in quality.
Monaco shelled out one of its highest chips in the farewell of Cesc Fàbregas, but instead chose to reward its goalscorer Ben Yedder, for whom it pays 650,000 euros gross per month. Olympique de Marseille, determined to compete with PSG, was able to offer two high salaries to convince Veretout and Alexis Sánchez last summer: both earn 550,000 euros gross per month, although the team said goodbye to the Cup and the Champions League.
Discussing the position of power against PSG is impossible. Despite the fact that the team from the French capital had to reduce their wage bill in order to comply with UEFA’s financial control, the payroll expenditure is still large. Keeping Mbappé isn’t cheap. The Frenchman renewed his contract until 2024 in exchange for 6 million euros gross per month. Below are the best gross monthly salaries paid in France.
1
kylian mbappe
6 million euros
Mbappé is the highest paid footballer in France at the moment. The attacker swore loyalty to PSG thanks to a contract of 72 million euros gross per year or, what is the same, 6 per month. The leading scorer in the history of the Parisian club rejected Real Madrid and for another year said goodbye early to the Champions League.
2
neymar
3,675,000 million euros
Neymar charges 3,675,000 euros a month, an astronomical figure, especially if one considers the fact that one out of every three days since he arrived at PSG in 2017 has been injured. The Brazilian will not play again until next season after undergoing surgery on his right ankle and people from the club and fans are betting on his departure, although it is almost impossible.
3
Leo Messi
3,375,000 million euros
Messi receives 3,375,000 million gross euros per month. The Argentine has yet to renew his contract, which expires in June, and there are growing doubts about his continuation at PSG. During the World Cup winner in Qatar, there was a preliminary agreement between Al Khelaifi and Jorge Messi, the player’s father, but those talks cooled in 2023.
4
Marquinhos
1,200,000 million euros
Marquinhos earns 1,200,000 million euros gross per month. The Brazilian, captain of PSG, is in negotiations with the club to extend his contract.
5
Marco Verratti
1,200,000 million euros
Verratti is on the same salary scale as Marquinhos: 1,200,000 million euros gross per month. The Italian, questioned after the Champions League exit, acknowledges his mistakes but is one of the undisputed at the club, which he joined in 2011.
6
Achraf Hakimi
1,083,000 million euros
The Moroccan side is the sixth highest paid footballer in Ligue 1, with 1,083,000 gross euros per month. Involved in a case of alleged sexual assault, for now the player is still under judicial control, although this has not stopped him from continuing his usual work routine.
7
Gianluigi Donnarumma
916,000 euros gross
Donnarumma is also one of the footballers with the most cachet in France: the Italian goalkeeper earns 916,000 euros gross per month, who is talked about by his fans for the mistakes he made this season and the previous one. The former Milan doesn’t provide the security PSG need under the sticks, but this is Christophe Galtier’s bet.
8
Sergio Ramos
€791,600
Sergio Ramos has starred in a more than impressive season at PSG which justifies the 791,600 euros gross per month he receives. The central defender’s contract expires in June and a negotiation with Al Khelaifi is pending to decide whether to continue for another season or not.
9
John Bernat
730,000 euros
Juan Bernat comes in at 730,000 euros gross per month at a PSG where he is by no means unquestionable. Nuno Mendes is the regular starter at left-back. The Spaniard, however, signed a juicier contract than the Portuguese, who strangely is not among the 30 best paid in Ligue 1.
10
Nordi Mukiele
700,000 euros
Surprisingly, Mukiele completes this list, with a salary of 700,000 euros gross per month, higher than other important football players such as Kimpembe, Fabián Ruiz or Carlos Soler.
Source: La Verdad
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