Published 17:33 IST, August 14th 2020
Juventus salaries revealed as Cristiano Ronaldo tops the list, Pirlo earns a mere €1.78m
Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo earns nearly 18 times more than newly-appointed manager Andrea Pirlo. Only three out of 23 the Juve stars earn less than Pirlo.
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New Juventus manr Andrea Pirlo has reportedly saved club millions after it was revealed that Italian accepted a comparatively mir w upon taking up his new role at helm. Juventus w bill reveals that only three players from first-team squad earn less than newly-appointed Pirlo. Unsurprisingly, five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristia Ronaldo tops list, earning nearly 18 times more than his new manr.
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Juventus w bill: Andrea Pirlo salary revealed
According to a report from Gazzetta dello Sport, Andrea Pirlo signed a contract with Juventus that will see him earn around €1.78million every year. Italy great was picked to take charge of Old Lady by club president Andrea Agnelli after Maurizio Sarri was given boot last week. However, out of 23 players in Juventus's first-team squad, only three earn less than new boss Pirlo. three lowest earners at Bianconeri are Merih Demiral (€1.76m), Gianluigi Buffon (€1.44m) and Carlo Pinsoglio (€0.22m).
Recently-sacked Sarri is expected to pocket around €29.95m as compensation from Juventus. former Chelsea boss had initially signed a three-year deal with Italian giants that would have seen him earn €5.55m per season. Pirlo's appointment as Juventus head coach came only nine days after he was appointed as club's U-23s manr.
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Cristia Ronaldo salary at Juventus: Cristia Ronaldo to Barcelona rumours gar pace
At top end of list is Portuguese superstar Cristia Ronaldo who earns a staggering €31m per year, nearly 18 times more than Pirlo and almost four times more than Matthijs de Ligt (€7.99m-per-year), who is second on list. Ronaldo is one of highest-paid athletes on planet and according to Forbes, became first player to cross $1 billion mark through career earnings. Last week, several reports linked Ronaldo to Barcelona but his representatives slammed those claims as "rubbish and nsense".
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Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuain is third-highest earner (€7.4m per year) with outgoing Miralem Pjanic earning same as Higuain. Serie A MVP Paulo Dybala (€7.21m per year) is fifth on list while midfielders Aaron Ramsey and Adrien Rabiot are on a similar €6.99m-per-year contract. Leonardo Bonucci, Wojciech Szczesny and Sami Khedira make up top 10 with each player earning €6.43m per year.
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Im credits - Cristia / Andrea Pirlo Instagram
17:33 IST, August 14th 2020