Mbappe Leads Europe’s Top 10 Highest Paid Players After Saudi Pro League Exodus
- Saudi Pro League have copped some of the best stars in European leagues
- Cristiano Ronaldo was the first to sign and paved the way for others to move
- The Arabians offered handsome salary packages to players who joined
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The major European Leagues and Saudi Pro League transfer windows have closed, bringing an end to a crazy summer of mass exodus of stars into the Middle Eastern country.
European football lost some of its top stars, ably led by Cristiano Ronaldo, who signed for Al-Nassr in January and was placed on the world's highest salary of £173m per year.
Sports Brieflooks at the top 10 highest-paid players left in Europe, including Kylian Mbappe, as first analysed by Planet Football.
1. Kylian MbappeMbappe remains top of the European wages list with a weekly salary of £1.18m per week. He had the craziest transfer window. As reported by Marca, he turned down a world-record salary of €700m from Al-Hilal after Paris Saint-Germain made it clear he would be sold if he didn't renew. Real Madridwere also in the picture, waiting to pounce.
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Football 2. Frenkie de JongIt's pretty surprising that with the current financial woes of FC Barcelona, they have a player on an astronomical wage. The Dutch midfielder earns over £600,000 per week, as stated on FBref. Transfer speculations swirl over the former Ajaxstar, but he has remained at Camp Nou and is an integral member of Xavi's squad.
3. Ousmane DembeleThe Frenchman left Barcelona to return to his home country with PSG. Yet again, he replaced Neymar, whom he replaced at Barca in 2017 after the Brazilian playmaker left Camp
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