Lionel Messi and Neymar are two of the highest-paid players in European football, but their teammate Kylian Mbappe earns more than the two PSG stars.
The Ligue 1 winners, who recruited Lionel Messi last year to form one of the greatest attacking tridents of all time, offered Mbappe a contract renewal in May which made him the highest paid footballer in the world.
Le Parisien has done the same for the contracts signed by the Brazil international and the captain of Argentina, both of whom rank among the top 10 highest-paid athletes in the world, as he did for those signed by Mbappe.
Lionel Messi
Messi received a total income of 41 million euros after taxes, which includes a portion paid in cryptocurrency and a loyalty incentive. The Argentine did not earn a signing bonus, in contrast to Mbappe, who received 180 million euros to extend his contract until 2025.
Lionel Messi is now under contract with Ligue 1 team Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), who are apparently offered the former FC Barcelona captain a substantial contract extension.
Messi, one of the best players in the history of the game, made an incredible switch from Barcelona to PSG last year. At the age of 13, the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner joined Barcelona.
Argentina’s Messi is the Catalan giants’ all-time leading scorer with 672 goals. Messi left Camp Nou and signed with PSG as a free agent in 2021 after playing 778 appearances for the La Liga powerhouse in all competitions.
For the uninitiated, Messi had committed to the Ligue 1 powerhouse on a two-year agreement.
In his first season at PSG, the former Barcelona star scored six goals and sent out 14 assists.
Neymar
In 2017, the Brazilian football player agreed to a five-year contract worth 36 million euros per season after taxes.
After agreeing to a pay cut, Neymar signed a new contract in 2017 that would last until 2027. As a result, he now makes less money than Mbappe, who, according to Le Parisien, earns 72 million euros after taxes annually.
The 30-year-old Neymar extended his contract with Paris Saint-Germain through the summer of 2025. It has been claimed that he would earn $36.5 million each season and that his contract includes a substantial incentive if PSG wins the UEFA Champions League.
Neymar was expected to lead PSG to Champions League success when he transferred from Barcelona in the summer of 2017 for a then-record fee of $270 million.
Neymar’s time in Paris has thus far been hampered by injuries and problems off the field, but when he has been healthy and at his best, he has been brilliant.
Kylian Mbappe
The France international extended his contract for the following two seasons and an additional one season, signing the most lucrative contract ever offered to a football player.
Kylian Mbappe would receive a total of 630 million euros if he decides to complete his current contract, which finishes in 2025.
Mbappe earns 72 million euros annually. 180 million euros were paid as a signing bonus in three installments.
Loyalty Bonus: Mbappe will receive an additional 70 million euros in 2023, 80 million euros in 2024, and 90 million euros in 2025 if he continues to play for PSG.
If he stays in the French capital, Mbappe and PSG would see out the biggest football deal ever.
The total gross salaries for Paris Saint-Germain FC (Ligue 1) for the 2022–2023 season are €386,840,000, or €7,439,231 per week.
With a gross annual salary of €72,000,000, or €1,384,615 per week, Kylian Mbappé (Centre-Forward) is the highest-paid player at Paris Saint-Germain FC.
The 23-year-old Kylian Mbappé still has three years and €216,000,000 in gross remaining with PSG.
