The highest paid soccer players in the world

After months of negotiations and seemingly endless speculation, Mohamed Salah surprisingly extended his contract with Liverpool FC on Friday. The Egyptian has committed himself to the Reds until 2025 and is now regarded as the highest-paid professional in the club’s history. In fact, no one in the entire Premier League is said to earn as well as the 30-year-old.

The British are rumored to be £400,000 a week Daily Mail as the goal scorer’s basic salary, which is the equivalent of around 464,000 euros. Salah is reportedly just ahead of Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester City’s Kevin de Bruyne, who are expected to rake in £385,000 a week (about €447,000). Contrary to reports, Erling Haaland, who joined the Skyblues from Borussia Dortmund, is said to not be the Premier League’s top earner, but ‘only’ rakes in £375,000/€435,000 a week.

Lewandowski in tenth place

That salary puts the Norwegian level with Man United’s David de Gea, according to the tabloid, and the duo have a narrow lead over Antoine Griezmann, who is still on loan at Atletico Madrid from FC Barcelona this season. Robert Lewandowski is the only Bundesliga professional to make it into the top 10 and is said to earn £350,000/€406,000. At the top of the ranking are three professionals from Paris Saint-Germain.

PSG trio at the top

Transfer world record holder Neymar is said to pocket 606,000 pounds, the equivalent of 703,000 euros per week. The seven-time world footballer Lionel Messi is 960,000 pounds, breaking the million mark in euros (1.11 million euros). The absolute top earner is Kylian Mbappe as a result of his contract extension. The Frenchman is paid £1m a week, which is around €1.16m. As is well known, PSG had to stretch a lot to prevent Mbappe’s departure from Real Madrid. It is remarkable that the Champions League winner does not have one of the ten most expensive players in the world under contract.

The top earners among football professionals

1. Kylian Mbappe, Paris Saint-Germain, £1m a week, equivalent to €1.16m

2. Lionel Messi, Paris Saint-Germain, £960,000 / €1.11m

3. Neymar, Paris Saint-Germain, £606,000 / €703,000

4. Mohamed Salah, FC Liverpool, 400 000 Pfund / 464 000 Euro

5. Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United, £385,000 / €447,000

= 5. Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City, £385,000/€447,000

7. Erling Haaland, Manchester City, £375,000 / €435,000

= 7. David de Gea, Manchester United, £375,000 / €435,000

9. Antoine Griezmann, Atletico Madrid/FC Barcelona, ​​£356,000 / €413,000

10. Robert Lewandowski, Bayern Munich, £350,000 / €406,000

(Information via Daily Mail)

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