Live Bar March 31 news Recently, Marca newspaper counted the ranking of the highest paid players in the five major leagues, of which Paris and Bayern dominated the list, and Real Madrid and Manchester United accounted for half.
1. The dominance of Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1
The top ten players with the highest salaries in Ligue 1 are all Parisian players, and even if you look at Europe as a whole, they are also in the top three. Neymar and Messi are each among the top two player salaries in Europe, with Neymar's contract renewed in 2021 and a reduced salary each season, totaling nearly 49 million euros in wages under France's tax policy, with about 30 million euros after tax. Messi is different, although the fixed salary is lower than the Brazilian, but he can get more bonuses. While Messi doesn't have a signing bonus, he does have a loyalty bonus of €30 million, which will be paid out a month after the summer transfer window ends. Third in salary is Mbappe, whose contract expires in June.
2. La Liga three males compete for supremacy
Although Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi and Neymar have left Spain, the salaries of La Liga players are still the three majors of Barca, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. The top salary is occupied by Bale, whose contract expires in June, while second-place Griezmann is more uncertain, with third-placed Hazard contributing very little at Real Madrid.
It is worth mentioning, however, that Barca's three captains (Pique, Busquets and Alba) agreed to postpone their salaries (totaling more than 30 million euros) until after 2024.
3. The financial health of the Premier League
While such a look may make one doubt the supremacy of the Premier League, their salaries are indeed inferior to the top two. However, even the average salary of promoted horses is more than 1 million euros, which is the salary that only midstream teams can have in Spain.
England differs from Spain in that there are no financial restrictions. United still dominate the salary charts, with Cristiano Ronaldo paying less than he did at Juventus, but still the highest-paid player in the Premier League, ahead of De Bruyne.
4. Bundesliga Bayern dominates the list
If Bayern dominated the Bundesliga at the competitive level for almost a decade, then he is also on the economic level. Dortmund CEO Vátsk once said frankly: "The gap between Bayern and our total salary is probably more than 150 million euros". Although their dominance has not wavered, Bayern have had to deal with more complex contract extensions, all because of rising salaries. Koeman's issues were resolved just a few weeks ago, and Gnabry's contract extension appears to be at an impasse again.
5. Serie A's long-term crisis
Missed two consecutive World Cups and have not won a European title for more than a decade, Italian clubs are financially unable to compete with the rest of Europe's giants and are the lowest paid of the five major leagues. In fact, no player in Serie A is in the top thirty of The Salaries of European Players.
Juve remain the master of Serie A salaries. It is worth mentioning that the Italian tax system has a difference from other countries: the Crescita Decree (preferential tax rate for highly qualified personnel and academic experts). The most well-known example is Cristiano Ronaldo's salary at Juve, where the Portuguese earn as much as 31 million euros (the highest in Europe), but because of this decree, Juve spends more than 10 million euros less.
(Musing)