The newspaper “AS” revealed that Kylian Mbappe is the highest paid player in the five major European leagues.
The French international moved for free to the royal club last summer after his contract with Paris Saint-Germain ended, and despite assurances that his salary was “normal”, the truth is otherwise.
The newspaper close to Real Madrid said that Mbappe’s annual salary reaches 40 million euros, which is more than double that of any other player in Carlo Ancelotti’s squad.
The secret behind this may be that Mbappe’s free transfer to Real Madrid meant that he would earn a very large transfer bonus.
By agreement between Real Madrid and the player, it was decided to divide the transfer bonus, which could reach 100 million euros, over the contract period, 5 years.
Approximately, Mbappe’s annual salary is 20 million euros, to which another 20 million is added, which is the percentage of the first year of the total bonus value, to make the total 40 million euros.
No Real Madrid player can receive such a salary, including Vinicius Junior, for fear of the salary scale being shaken and the crisis that will follow, which may be close to the Barcelona crisis in recent years.
Cristiano Ronaldo remains the highest paid footballer in the world, with a salary of up to 200 million euros annually with Al-Nasr Saudi Club, followed by Lionel Messi with about 150 million euros at Inter Miami.
It remains to be noted that Mbappe has participated with Real Madrid this season in 39 matches in all tournaments with the Real Madrid shirt, during which he scored 27 goals and made 4 others.
