French star Kylian Mbappé is not the highest paid player in the Spanish championship by a long shot.
Kylian Mbappé left France and his salary from Paris Saint Germain to join his favorite club, Real Madrid. Having left freely, the French star was able to negotiate certain advantages in his contract, because his transfer to Spain will not have cost the White House anything. In particular, he can retain 80% of the image rights on all new commercial contracts he signs, unlike the 50-50 split that the Madrid club usually imposes on its new players. On the salary side, Mbappé would enjoy an 8-figure amount, with around 31 million euros per year.
According to information from the Sun, the 25-year-old striker is also the one who earns the most money at Real Madrid, ahead of the Brazilian Vinicius and the Englishman Jude Bellingham. A nice status, knowing that in total, we find six Real Madrid players in the top 10 of the highest paid footballers in La Liga, with David Alaba, Vinicius Jr, Jude Bellingham, Federico Valverde and Thibaut Courtois. However, if we broaden the spectrum a little, Mbappé does not have the best salary in the Spanish championship, far from it.
In the Iberian championship, two players are positioned in front of the French world champion. And number 1 is not the most anticipated since the highest paid player in the Spanish championship is the Dutch midfielder of FC Barcelona, Frenkie de Jong. Announced on departure several months ago, he would receive the tidy sum of 37.5 million euros annually.
In second position in this ranking and still ahead of Kylian Mbappé, we find another FC Barcelona player, the Pole and serial scorer Robert Lewandowski, recent executioner of Real, who would earn around 33.4 million euros annually. Do these amounts make you dream? You haven’t seen anything yet.
On a global scale, Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest paid player, between his salary in Saudi Arabia and his sponsorship contracts. The new contract that he should sign to take him until 2026 and the World Cup should make him exceed 200 million euros per season, including his image rights, which he already receives.