While Europe is discussing whether Lionel Messi will renew his contract with Paris Saint-Germain, the salaries of The 30 highest paid players in Ligue 1 and obviously the Parisian club is in it. However, what is striking is the abysmal difference that exists between Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé.
Since the arrival of Nasser Al-Khelaifi, PSG has made it through the European transfer market. From the Arab’s hand they began to pay exorbitant amounts for passes (with the 221 million they put in the lead for Neymar) and salaries.
This Thursday, the newspaper L’Equipe published the 30 highest salaries in the French league and the team that has come to change the mold of Europe (they won Ligue 1 eight times between 2011-2022, although even this year he failed once again in the quest for the biggest trophy, the Champions League), leads the list.
Furthermore, a player who does not belong to the team led by Christophe Galtier appears only in eleventh place. This is Wissam Ben Yedder: the Monegasque earns 650,000 euros a month.
Thirtieth on that list is Kevin Volland, who receives €300,000 a month. And one is occupied by the star of the French national team, Kyllian Mbappé who receives around 6 million euros gross per monthwhich amounts to approx 72 million euros per year only for the services he provides to PSG.
Another fact: Galactics alone receive more than three million euros a month. We are talking about Mbappé, Neymar and Messi. The fourth on the list is Marquinhos and does not reach the million and a half monthly European currency.
When Mbappé’s salary is compared to that of the team’s other star, none other than the best player on the planet (Lionel Messi, of course), the gulf between them is staggering.
Even before Messi, Neymar appears on the podium with the best payments in Ligue 1 and PSG: the Brazilian earns about 3,675,000 euros a month.
When do you perceive the Argentine? Lionel Messi is just one step below the Brazilian, and receives just over half of Mbappé’s salary.
According to what was published by L’Equipe, Messi pockets around 3,375,000 euros gross per month. The bill gives approx forty and a half million euros a yearvery far from the 72 million of the French.
PSG in the Top 5 of Ligue1
1) Kylian Mbappé: 72 million euros a year
2) Neymar: 44.1 million euros a year
3) Lionel Messi: 40.5 million euros a year
4) Marquinhos: 14.4 million euros
5) Marco Verratti: 14.4 million euros
Top 30 salaries in Ligue 1
Kevin Volland (Monaco): €300,000
Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco): €300,000
Moussa Sissoko (Nantes): €310,000
Matteo Guendouzi (Olympique Marseille): €320,000
Chancel Mbemba (Olympique Marseille): €320,000
Valentin Rongier (Olympique Marseille): €330,000
Cengiz Ünder (Olympique Marseille): €330,000
Ruslan Malinovskyi (Olympique Marseille): €350,000
Corentin Tolisso (Olympique Lyon): €400,000
Dejan Lovren (Olympique Lyon): €400,000
Jerome Boateng (Olympique Lyon): €400,000
Hugo Ekitike (PSG): €400,000
Alexandre Lacazette (Olympique Lyon): €450,000
Eric Bailly (Olympique Marseille): €450,000
Alexis Sánchez (Olympique Marseille): €500,000
Carlos Soler (PSG): €500,000
Renato Sanches (PSG): €540,000
Fabian Ruiz (PSG): €540,000
Jordan Veretout (Olympique Marseille): €550,000
Presnel Kimpembe (PSG): €640,000
Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco): €650,000
Nordi Mukiele (PSG): €700,000
Juan Bernat (PSG): €730,000
Sergio Ramos (PSG): €791,600
Gigi Donnarumma (PSG): €916,000
Achraf Hakimi (PSG): €1,083,000
Marco Verratti (PSG): €1,200,000
Marquinhos (PSG): €1,200,000
Lionel Messi (PSG): €3,375,000
Neymar (PSG): €3,675,000
Kylian Mbappé (PSG): €6,000,000
Source: Clarin
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