The Argentine of Barcelona, Lionel Messi, repeats as the highest paid soccer player in the world ahead of the Portuguese of Juventus of Turin, Cristiano Ronaldo, according to the salary classification published this Friday by “L’Équipe“.
According to the French newspaper, Messi He has a salary of 8.3 million euros gross per month, compared to the 4.5 he receives Ronaldo from the Turin club, which he arrived two seasons ago.
Both outperform the Brazilian Paris Saint-Germain Neymar, the best paid in France with just over 3 million per month, well ahead of his teammate, the French Kylian Mbappé, which does not reach 2 million.
Behind are two players from Barça, the French Antoine Griezmann and the Uruguayan Luis Suarez, both with just under 3 million.
Two Real Madrid, the Welshman Gareth Bale and the Belgian Eden Hazard, They are followed with 2.5 million euros gross per month.
The list highlights that the Spanish goalkeeper of Manchester United David de Gea He is the highest paid player in England, with 1.76 million a month, ahead of the German Arsenal Mesut Ozil and from the Belgian of Manchester City Kevin de Bruyne, both with 1.64 million.
In Germany, the Polish Bayern Munich Robert Lewandowski and his Brazilian partner Coutinho, courtesy of him Barcelona, the highest salaries are pocketed, 1.66 million a month each.
The Argentines of the Juve Gonzalo Higuaín and Paolo Dybala, with 1.09 and 1.06 million euros per month, follow Ronaldo as the highest paid players in Italy.
Among the coaches, the Argentine Atlético de Madrid, Diego Simeone, also repeated as the highest paid, with 3.6 million euros gross per month, ahead of the Spanish Manchester City, Pep Guardiola, with 1.94 million.
They are followed by two technicians of the “Premier“, the Portuguese of Tottenham, José Mourinho, and the German of Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp, both with 1.46 million.
The French of Real Madrid, Zinedine Zidane, with 1.4 million surpasses the Italian of the Inter Milan, Antonio Conte, with 1.38 million, while Quique Setién, newcomer to Barcelona, charges 500,000 euros gross per month, according to “L’Équipe“.
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