This Thursday, L’Equipe devoted several pages to the gross salaries of Ligue 1 players, including a top 30 list for the 2024-2025 season. Not surprisingly, Paris Saint-Germain has a strong presence. But it’s worth noting that they have a “titular” team and a “substitute” at the top, with 12 players. But he now has 14 players, compared with 19 last season. And the leader is less out of the way, since he no longer has Kylian Mbappé (26-year-old striker), whose estimated salary was 6 times higher than that of the runners-up (Marquinhos and Ousmane Dembélé).
The top 30 gross monthly salaries, as estimated by L’Equipe.
Even though the sports daily may have a good idea of salaries before embarking on such a ranking, we remain cautious. There have already been denials of such announcements by the daily, which specifies here that these are estimates. They are not guaranteed sums.
However, we can be sure that PSG is ahead of the other clubs thanks to its financial resources. And not just “from Qatar”, as some still claim. Above all, they now have a solid image and marketing base to generate substantial revenues. This is necessary for the Financial Fair Play.
Then there’s Olympique de Marseille’s strong presence, which is also in line with their 2nd place in Ligue 1, even if they only like to talk budget when facing PSG (a little less so after the 2 defeats against Auxerre in Ligue 1). There are also 2 Rennes players, underlining their need to climb the league table after worrying about relegation. They are now in 12th place.
