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The 30 Highest-Paid Players In The Top Five Leagues Revealed

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Published 18:54 31 Mar 2022 GMT+1

The 30 Highest-Paid Players In The Top Five Leagues Revealed

The list includes stars from Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United and Real Madrid.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

The 30 highest-paid football players in the top five leagues in Europe have been revealed, with Paris Saint-Germain occupying the top two spots.  

Spanish outlet Marca have obtained all the information about the highest-paid stars across the five major leagues. 

Neymar comes out on top, with a gross annual salary of €48,996,000 ahead of PSG teammate Lionel Messi, who earns €40,500,000. 

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Real Madrid outcast Gareth Bale follows the PSG stars with a gross annual salary of €34,000,000 ahead of former teammate and Manchester United man Cristiano Ronaldo as well as Eden Hazard.  

Kylian Mbappe, Kevin De Bruyne, Karim Benzema, David De Gea and Robert Lewandowski are ranked sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth respectively.  

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From 11-20, the list includes Man United pair Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane not to mention Chelsea forward Romelu Lukaku. 

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Premier League talent in the shape of Jack Grealish, Raheem Sterling, N'Golo Kante and Paul Pogba also make the cut.  

Check out the full list below: 

Rank - Player - Gross annual salary in euros

1. Neymar - 48,996,000

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2. Lionel Messi - 40,500,000

3. Gareth Bale - 34,000,000

4. Cristiano Ronaldo - 31,560,000

5. Eden Hazard - 30,000,000

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6. Kylian Mbappe - 26,400,000

7. Kevin De Bruyne - 24,720,000

8. Karim Benzema - 24,000,000

9. David De Gea - 23,300,000

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10. Robert Lewandowski - 23,000,000

11. Sergio Busquets - 23,000,000​

12. Toni Kroos - 22,000,000

13. Jadon Sancho - 21,700,000

14. Raphael Varane - 21,133,000

15. Romelu Lukaku - 20,300,000

16. Antoine Griezmann​ - 20,000,000

17. Manuel Neuer - 20,000,000​

18. Leroy Sane - 20,000,000​ 

19. Thomas Muller - 20,000,000​ 

20. Joshua Kimmich - 20,000,000​ 

21. Jordi Alba - 20,000,000​ 

22. Jan Oblak - 20,000,000​ 

23. David Alaba - 20,000,000​

24. Luka Modric - 20,000,000​

25. Jack Grealish - 18,600,000

26. Raheem Sterling - 18,600,000​

27. N'Golo Kante - 18,000,000

28. Paul Pogba - 18,000,000​

29. Lucas Hernandez - 18,000,000​

30.​ Leon Goretzka - 18,000,000​


Featured Image Credit: PA

Topics: Football, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Barcelona

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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