07 Februari 2018

Neymar earns £600,000 per week

  • PSG have 12 of the 13 best paid players in French top tier, thanks to Qatari money
  • Neymar earns £2.7m a month before tax, with Cavani and Mbappe on £1.3m 
  • Outside of PSG, Ligue 1 wages are dwarfed by the English Premier League

PSG's takeover by the mega-rich Qatar Sports Investments changed the competitive and financial face of European football - so it is no surprise they dominate the list of best-paid players in Ligue 1.
French newspaper L'Equipe have published a list of the top 30 best-paid players in the national top division, by monthly wage before tax.
Of these, 13 play in Paris, including 12 of the top 13, with Monaco forward Radamel Falcao - at No 9 on the list - the only interloper.
PSG dominate the list of the best paid players in Ligue 1, with Neymar clear at the top
PSG dominate the list of the best paid players in Ligue 1, with Neymar clear at the top
Neymar earns over double the wage of strike partners Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani
Neymar earns over double the wage of strike partners Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani
PSG have 12 of the 13 best paid players in the French top tier, thanks to their Qatari money
PSG have 12 of the 13 best paid players in the French top tier, thanks to their Qatari money
Even by the standards of the huge wages paid to modern top-level footballers, however, the monthly pay packet of Neymar is extraordinary.
The Brazilian forward joined PSG last summer from Barcelona for a world record transfer fee of £200million after the Ligue 1 side paid his buy-out clause - and they had to pay a pretty penny for his wages too.
Neymar is reportedly paid £2.7million every month - approximately £600,000 per week - which is more than double the next best-paid players in the list. 
Monaco striker Radamel Falcao is the only footballer to break the PSG dominated top 10
Monaco striker Radamel Falcao is the only footballer to break the PSG dominated top 10
Those players are Neymar's strike partners, Edinson Cavani and Kylian Mbappe, who each earn £1.3million every month, or around £290,000 a week. 
Four PSG players are paid over £1m a month, the other being defender Thiago Silva, while Angel Di Maria and Marquinhos earn just shy of seven figures, when their wages are converted from Euros into British currency.
The figures contrast with the wages paid in the English Premier League - the top seven in Ligue 1 would also appear in the top 10 highest earners across the channel.
Ligue 1's 20th best paid player is Steve Mandanda - in England, 20th is Raheem Sterling
Ligue 1's 20th best paid player is Steve Mandanda - in England, 20th is Raheem Sterling
However the drop off after the massive wages of PSG is notable. The equal 20th best-paid player in Ligue 1 - including Crystal Palace flop Steve Mandanda - earn just shy of £70,000 per week, while the 20th best-paid player in England is Raheem Sterling, on £135,000 weekly.
Fans of English clubs will also note a few familiar names earning good money in France - former Newcastle forward Hatem Ben Arfa earns £444,000 per month (£98,000 per week) to sit in PSG's reserves.
Dimitri Payet, after leaving West Ham in acrimonious circumstances in January 2016, takes home the same pay packet as Ben Arfa, while former Manchester City and Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli is the sole Nice player in the top 30, on £400,000 per month (around £90,000 per week). 
PSG Neymar plays 'Heads up!' with former team-mate Lucas Moura


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Former Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli is the only Nice player to make the list
Former Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli is the only Nice player to make the list
TOP 30 HIGHEST EARNERS IN LIGUE 1 BY MONTHLY WAGE (Credit: L'Equipe) 
Player ClubMonthly Wage (£)
NeymarPSG 2.7million
Edinson CavaniPSG 1.3million
Kylian MbappePSG 1.3million 
Thiago SilvaPSG 1.2million
Angel Di MariaPSG 995,000
MarquinhosPSG 995,000
Thiago MottaPSG 777,000
Javier PastorePSG 685,000
Radamel FalcaoMonaco 666,000
Dani Alves PSG 620,000
Julian DraxlerPSG 533,000
Marco VerrattiPSG 533,000
Hatem Ben ArfaPSG 444,000
Dimitri PayetMarseille 444,000
Luiz GustavoMarseille 444,000 
Mario BallotelliNice 400,000
Florian ThauvinMarseille 365,000 
Steve MandandaMarseille 310,000
Joao MoutinhoMonaco 310,000
Mariano DiazLyon 310,000
Memphis DepayLyon 310,000
Keita BaldeMonaco 300,000 
Kostas MitroglouMarseille293,000
Valere GermainMarseille266,000
Adil RamiMarseille266,000
Nabil FekirLyon266,000
Bertrand TraoreLyon266,000
Kamil GlikMonaco257,500
Stevan JoveticMonaco250,000
Thomas MeunierPSG230,000

23 Januari 2018

Manchester United pip Real Madrid to retain top spot in Deloitte's 'Money League' report after making £581m during the 2016-17 campaign

  • Manchester United made a staggering £581million during the 2016-17 season
  • The Old Trafford outfit pipped Real Madrid to the top spot by just £1.5million
  • It is the 10th time that the Premier League side have topped the Deloitte list
  • There was a record-breaking 10 Premier League teams in the top 20 spots 
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Manchester United have retained their position as world football's top earners, according to the latest annual 'Money League' report by accountancy firm Deloitte.
United made £581million during the 2016-17 season, pipping Real Madrid to the top spot by just £1.5million, the closest margin in the rich list's 21 years.
It is the 10th time the Old Trafford club have topped the Deloitte list, with their Europa League success being crucial to holding off Real, whose 12th Champions League win helped them swap places with Spanish rivals Barcelona.
Manchester United have pipped Real Madrid to top Deloitte's 'Money League' report
Manchester United have pipped Real Madrid to top Deloitte's 'Money League' report
Premier League giants United have now topped the Deloitte list for the 10th time
Premier League giants United have now topped the Deloitte list for the 10th time
Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich held onto fourth spot and Manchester City stayed in fifth place with revenues of £454million. Arsenal climbed to sixth, swapping places with Paris Saint-Germain, and Chelsea, Liverpool and Juventus keep their places to round out the top 10.
In a statement, Deloitte Sports Business Group partner Dan Jones said: 'United's ability to retain first position is all the more impressive against the backdrop of the weakened pound against the euro.
'With both Real Madrid and Barcelona forecasting further revenue growth in 2017-18, the battle at the top will likely come down to on-pitch performance again next year.
'With all three clubs through to the round of 16 of the Champions League, it may be as simple as the club that goes furthest in the competition will have the best chance of topping the Money League next year.'
The Old Trafford side's winning Europa League campaign was worth £39million
The Old Trafford side's winning Europa League campaign was worth £39million
United pipped Madrid by just £1.5million, the closest margin in the rich list's 21 years
United pipped Madrid by just £1.5million, the closest margin in the rich list's 21 years
United's Europa League campaign was worth £39million, a testament to both the size of the British market for televised football and UEFA's efforts to raise the profile of the competition.
Unlike some studies of football's finances, Deloitte excludes revenues from player-trading but its numbers confirm several recent reports by other organisations, most notably last week's report on European club football by UEFA. It also underlines the growing financial clout of the Premier League.
For example, Spurs overhauled Borussia Dortmund to take 11th place, with Leicester up six places to 14th, West Ham up one to 17th and Southampton and Everton new entries in 18th and 20th respectively.
Both Leicester and Southampton were buoyed by their involvement in European competitions but the Premier League's record-breaking 10 teams in the top 20 is also a result of the improved domestic television deal that kicked in that season.
Tottenham and Leicester are just two of 10 Premier League clubs who made the top 20 spots
Tottenham and Leicester are just two of 10 Premier League clubs who made the top 20 spots
In fact, Premier League clubs nearly took half of the top 30 places recorded by Deloitte, with Crystal Palace, West Brom, Bournemouth and Stoke in 26th to 29th place - Bournemouth's revenue of £136.8million last season was £135.7million higher than their equivalent figure in the Money League.

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