AFPEnglish forward Chuba Akpom currently plays for Lille in Ligue 1, having joined the French side on loan from Dutch club Ajax.
Akpom complements Canadian star Jonathan David in Lille’s attack and has been impressing with his performances so far.
His loan deal runs until the end of the season, with Lille holding the option to sign him permanently.
Akpom earns a substantial salary while playing in France.
GOAL delved into the numbers with Capology to find out exactly how much!
*Salaries are gross
AFPAndre Gomes, a midfielder from Portugal, earns the highest salary at Lille. Next is Thomas Meunier, a full-back from Belgium.
Mitchel Bakker is third, with French players Samuel Umtiti and Benjamin Andre rounding out the top five.
Player | Nationality | Weekly wages in GBP | Weekly wages in Euros | Annual wages in GBP | Annual wages in Euros |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andre Gomes | Portuguese | £89,122 | €104,808 | £4,634,325 | €5,450,000 |
Thomas Meunier | Belgian | £74,241 | €87,308 | £3,860,520 | €4,540,000 |
Mitchel Bakker | Dutch | £65,410 | €76,923 | £3,401,340 | €4,000,000 |
Samuel Umtiti | French | £52,328 | €61,538 | £2,721,072 | €3,200,000 |
Benjamin Andre | French | £35,322 | €41,538 | £1,836,723 | €2,160,000 |
AFPPSG is at the top of Ligue 1, but none of their players rank among the top five highest-paid footballers worldwide.
The top five earners are all from the Saudi Pro League. Cristiano Ronaldo earns the most at Al Nassr.
Karim Benzema, previously with Real Madrid, is second. Riyad Mahrez, who moved from Manchester City to Al-Ahli, is third.
Sadio Mane and Kalidou Koulibaly, both from Senegal, are fourth and fifth, respectively.
Player | Club | Weekly wages GBP | Weekly wages Euros | Annual wages GBP | Annual wages Euros |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cristiano Ronaldo | Al Nassr | £3,216,155 | €3,846,154 | £167,250,468 | €200,000,000 |
Karim Benzema | Al Ittihad | £1,608,178 | €1,923,077 | £83,625,234 | €100,000,000 |
Riyad Mahrez | Al Ahli | £839,469 | €1,003,846 | £45,652,372 | €52,200,000 |
Sadio Mane | Al Nassr | £643,271 | €769,231 | £33,450,094 | €40,000,000 |
Kalidou Koulibaly | Al Hilal | £558,038 | €667,308 | £29,017,956 | €34,700,000 |
