Julius OkorieFrance international and Real Madrid new man, Kylian Mbappe, is the third highest paid player in the La Liga following his unveiling at the Santiago Bernabéu, it has been revealed.
Mbappe who had unimpressive run at the recently concluded Euro 2024 championship, Prime Business Africa reports had to take pay cut to join his dream club Real Madrid from Ligue 1 giants PSG.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThe arrival of the World Cup winner has changed the ranking of highest paid players in Spain.
Mbappe was the highest-paid footballer in the French Ligue 1 taking a whopping €6 million per month, that however leaves him with an after-tax monthly salary of €2.7 million before he decided not to renew his contract.
Despite accepting a pay cut to join Real Madrid, Mbappe remains the highest-paid footballer in Real Madrid and third highest paid in the La Liga and his contract entails that there will be a gradual increment in his salary.
Currently, FC Barcelona and Dutch forward, Frenkie De Jong is the highest-paid footballer in the league, above second-placed, Robert Lewandowski of Poland and FC Barcelona.
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David Alaba of Real Madrid and Austria, and Jan Oblak of Atletico Madrid and Slovenian goalkeeper complete the top five. But with the coming of Mbappe, Nigeria born Austria international, David Alaba and Jan Oblak, have moved a step down to create space for Mbappe in the third position in the latest ranking.
Real Madrid Dominate List Of Money Bag Players In La Liga
The 2024–25 La Liga season which is the 94th season in the series kicks off August 15, with defending reigning champions Real Madrid opening campaign against Real Mallorca August 18 at the Estadi Mallorca Son Moix.
Below is top 10 highest-paid footballers in La Liga
- Frenkie De Jong (£31.6 million) (Barca)
- Robert Lewandowski (£28.2 million) (Barca)
- Kylian Mbappe (£26.3 million) (Real Madrid)
- David Alaba (£19 million)(Real Madrid)
- Jan Oblak (£17.5 million)(Athletic Madrid
- Vinicius Jr. (£17.5 million)(Real Madrid)
- Jude Bellingham (£15.8 million) (Real Madrid)
- IIkay Gundogan (£14 million)(Barcelona
- Federico Valverde (£12.6 million)(Real Madrid)
- Thibaut Courtois (£12.2 million) (Real Madrid)
Julius Okorie is Chief Sports and Entertainment Correspondent for Prime Business Africa. He began his journalism career with the Champion Newspaper and Sporting Champion and later moved on to Daily Independent and the Nation Newspapers. Okorie joined Prime Business Africa in 2024 bringing on board 20 years of experience in writing investigative news on Sports and Entertainment. His well researched and highly informative articles on Sports Business and general entertainment are followed by a wide range of audience.
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