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Neymar, Mbappe, and the 20 highest-paid football players in Ligue 1

Thomas Hindle
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L'Equipe's release of the best paid players in Ligue 1 emphasises just how much spending power Paris Saint-Germain have

There are some bloated salaries in Ligue 1. With massive investment from the Qatar Sports Investment fund into PSG, as well as other wealthy owners at Monaco and Rennes, the French top flight has plenty of cash to throw around.

That was all quantified recently by L'Equipe's list of the highest-paid players in the league. As expected, some of the numbers are staggering.

And although Ligue 1 is still dominated by the spending power of one club, various teams have their names among the top 20 earners in the division. Unsurprisingly, Kylian Mbappe, Neymar and Lionel Messi lead the way, while PSG have a firm hold on the top 10. But the likes of Alexis Sanchez, Wissam Ben Yedder and Alexandre Lacazette are also in the mix.

GOAL takes a look at the highest earners in Ligue 1 by gross pay per annum below...

Editors' Picks

  1. Hugo Ekitike
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    #20 Hugo Ekitike

    Club: PSG

    Salary: €4.80 million (£4.20m/$5.20m)

  2. Alexandre Lacazette
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    #19 Alexandre Lacazette

    Club: Lyon

    Salary: €5.40m (£4.70m/$5.90m)

  4. Eric Bailly
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    #18 Eric Bailly

    Club: Marseille

    Salary: €5.40m (£4.70m/$5.90m)

  5. Alexis Sanchez
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    #17 Alexis Sanchez

    Club: Marseille

    Salary: €6.0m (£5.30m/$6.50m)

  7. Carlos Soler
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    #16 Carlos Soler

    Club: PSG

    Salary: €6.48m (£5.69m/$7.07m)

  8. Renato Sanches
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    #15 Renato Sanches

    Club: PSG

    Salary: €6.48m (£5.69m/$7.07m)

  9. Fabian Ruiz
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    #14 Fabian Ruiz

    Club: PSG

    Salary: €6.48m (£5.69m/$7.07m)

  10. Jordan Veretout
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    #13 Jordan Veretout

    Club: Marseille

    Salary: €6.6m (£5.80m/$7.20m)

  12. Presnel Kimpembe
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    #12 Presnel Kimpembe

    Club: PSG

    Salary: €7.68m (£6.75m/$8.38m)

  13. Wissam Ben Yedder
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    #11 Wissam Ben Yedder

    Club: Monaco

    Salary: €7.8m (£6.9m/$8.50m)

  14. Nordi Mukiele
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    #10 Nordi Mukiele

    Club: PSG

    Salary: €8.40m (£7.38m/$9.16m)

  15. Juan Bernat
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    #9 Juan Bernat

    Club: PSG

    Salary: €8.76m (£7.69m/$9.55m)

  17. Sergio Ramos
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    #8 Sergio Ramos

    Club: PSG

    Salary €9.50m (£8.34m/$10.4m)

  18. Gianluigi Donnarumma
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    #7 Gianluigi Donnarumma

    Club: PSG

    Salary: €11.0m (£9.66m/$12.0m)

  19. Achraf Hakimi
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    #6 Achraf Hakimi

    Club: PSG

    Salary: €13.0m (£11.4m/$14.2m)

  20. Marco Verratti
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    #5 Marco Verratti

    Club: PSG

    Salary: €14.4m (£12.6m/$15.6m)

  22. Marquinhos
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    #4 Marquinhos

    Club: PSG

    Salary: €14.4m (£12.6m/$15.6m)

  23. Lionel Messi
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    #3 Lionel Messi

    Club: PSG

    Salary: €40.6m (£35.6m/$43.8m)

  24. Neymar
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    #2 Neymar

    Club: PSG

    Salary: €44.2m (£38.8m/$47.6m)

  25. Kylian Mbappe
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    #1 Kylian Mbappe

    Club: PSG

    Salary: €72.0m (£63.2/$65.9m)