Mbappé, Messi, Ben Yedder… Who are the highest paid players in Ligue 1?

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The biggest salaries in Ligue 1 have increased this season. Unsurprisingly, Paris Saint-Germain dominates this ranking with their trio of stars.





By Nicolas Barreiro

Parisian players are the best paid in Ligue 1.
Parisian players are the highest paid in Ligue 1.
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Lhe payroll of French clubs has increased overall this season, according to the ranking of the highest salaries in Ligue 1 revealed by our colleagues from The Team. Some clubs have also invested much more than others for this 2022-2023 season. Unsurprisingly, Paris Saint-Germain is by far at the top of this ranking thanks to the astronomical salaries of its stars, in particular the Mbappé-Neymar-Messi trio. Olympique de Marseille is not left out with eight players in the top 30.

To convince Kylian Mbappé to stay at the club, the Parisian leaders released the heavy artillery. At 24, the native of Bondy is the highest paid player in Ligue 1 with a record gross monthly salary of 6,000,000 euros. Then come his teammates Neymar and Messi, respectively paid 3,675,000 and 3,375,000 euros gross per month. The ten best salaries in the ranking all go to Parisian players, the eleventh being that of the Monegasque striker Ben Yedder, up to 650,000 euros gross monthly.READ ALSO The Monday Tackle – The Myth of the Big Five Leagues

The rest of the ranking is shared globally between AS Monaco, Olympique de Marseille and Olympique Lyonnais. The Monegasques were still forced to reduce their payroll, because of financial fair play, just like Lille who saw their two highest salaries, Sanches and Yilmaz, leave last summer. On the side of OM, the European ambitions of the Marseille club have greatly increased its number of big salaries. Eight Marseille players are in the top 30: Sanchez, Veretout, Bailly and Mbemba.


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