Neymar tops Ligue 1 salary charts with £600,000 per week, Kylian Mbappe comes second

Paris Saint-Germain is  most dominating side in France currently. y won six Ligue 1 titles in last seven years and have reaped benefits of a takeover by Qatar Sports Investments. French publication L'Equipe recently released estimated monthly salaries of player across Ligue 1. Unsurprisingly, PSG dominates list of highest-paid players in league with top 10 solely consisting of PSG stars. 

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Neymar, who joined PSG from Barcelona in 2017 for a reported fee of £198 million, is by far league's highest earner with an estimated salary of a whopping £2.6 million a month before tax. This makes his weekly salary amount to £600,000. Neymar's PSG teammate Kylian Mbappe is second on list with an estimated salary of around £375,000 a week. While se figures do not include various bonuses, it is surprising to see gulf in wages between star duo.

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Neymar's time at PSG has been hampered with injuries. This season, he featured in only 18 games and scored 15 times. Neymar's injury issues have allowed Kylian Mbappe to take centre stage. former Monaco attacker has been key player for PSG, featuring 26 times and scoring 22 goals. 

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PSG captain Thiago Silva is third on list of highest-paid players with an estimated salary of £1.3 million a month. Edinson Cavani, Marquinhos, Marco Verratti, Angel Di Maria and Keylor Navas are all estimated to be earning more than £1 million a month. 

Monaco striker Wissam Ben Yedder breaks PSG hold to come in at 12th with an estimated salary of over £550,000. Former Manchester United player Memphis Depay is Lyon's highest-paid player (£355,000 a month). 

PSG he coach Thoms Tuchel is  highest-paid coach in Ligue 1 taking home around £120,000 a week. Meanwhile, Marseille boss Andre Villas-Boas comes close with around £80,000 a week.

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