No footballer in the world can ever count himself as a successful footballer if he has not played in one of the top-flight leagues in Europe. Besides the glamour, the media coverage and the attention playing in European top leagues attracts, you can hardly live poor as a footballer playing in Europe. When you are talking about clubs in Europe that knows how to take care of its players, one of such clubs is Paris Saint Germain (PSG).
PSG which was founded in 1970 is based in Paris, the capital city of France. The club plays its home matches in the 47,929-capacity Parc des Princes.
Besides being the only club in France apex League, French Ligue 1 not to have ever tested relegation, PSG is the most successful club in France in terms of the number of trophies won but always queue behind Olympique de Marseille in terms of success in European competitions.
PSG is one of the weightiest clubs in the world. The club is owned and managed by the State of Qatar, through its shareholding organisation Qatar Sports Investments (QSI). The state has been PSG‘s owner since 2011. This means that PSG is one of only two state-owned clubs in Europe, along with Manchester City.
No wonder the club parades one of the longest lists of most expensive and well-paid players in the world. In fact, PSG‘s top-paid player Neymar earns two times the amount the second-highest-paid player in the club Kylian Mpappe earns per week.
Without further ado, here is the list of players weekly wages at PSG:
S/N | Names of Players | Wages Per Week |
1. | Neymar | €700,000 |
2. | Kylian Mbappe | €360,000 |
3. | Edinson Cavani | €355,000 |
4. | Thiago Silva | €305,000 |
5. | Marquinhos | €255,000 |
6. | Angel Di Maria | €255,000 |
7. | Pablo Sarabi | €140,000 |
8. | Presnel Kimpembe | €140,000 |
9. | Julian Draxler | €137,000 |
10. | Marco Veratti | €137,000 |
11. | Layvin Kurzawa | €115,000 |
12. | Juan Bernat | €95,000 |
13. | Thilo Kehrer | €95,000 |
14. | Leandro Paredes | €65,000 |
15. | Thomas Meunier | €60,000 |
16. | Jese | €50,000 |
17. | Eric Maxim | €45,000 |
18. | Alphonse Areola | €35,000 |
19. | Coln Dagba | €3,500 |
20. | Mauro Icardi | €35,000 |
21. | Ander Herrera | €50,000 |
22. | Idrisssa Gueye | €35,000 |
23. | Kevin Trapp | €45,000 |
24. | Keylor Navas | €15,000 |