Matthijs de Ligt can call himself the highest paid player in the Serie A, so has Calcio Finanzia calculated. Previously, Cristiano Ronaldo was the most expensive player in the Italian top league, but since his departure to Manchester United last summer, no club at the highest Italian level has paid as much as Juventus to the 22-year-old the Dutch international.
With €31 million a year, Ronaldo was the highest-paid player in Serie A from 2018 to mid-2021, when he scored 101 goals in 134 games in all competitions. Last summer, he made a free transfer to Manchester United, where he played. reportedly earns 654,000 euros per week. De Ligt was already the second highest paid player in Italy during Ronaldo’s stay. The ex-Ajacied signed a contract worth eight million euros per year in 2019. The salary of Mino Raiola’s client can reach twelve million euros annually via variables.
De Ligt leaves Internazionale midfielder Christian Eriksen (7.5 million euros) and teammate Paulo Dybala behind. The Argentine international is on the payroll with a salary of 7.3 million euros. He is expected to sign a new contract shortly. According to Italian media, Dybala, like De Ligt, will earn a basic salary of eight million euros. That amount could increase by another two million annually. Aaron Ramsey, Adrien Rabiot (Juventus), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) and Arturo Vidal (Inter Milan) all earn seven million euros a year.
Top earners Serie A
Matthijs de Ligt: 8 million euros
Christian Eriksen: 7.5 million euros
Paulo Dybala: 7.3 million euros
Aaron Ramsey: 7 million euros
Adrien Rabiot: 7 million euros
Zlatan Ibrahimovic: 7 million euros
Arturo Vidal: 7 million euros
Wojciech Szczesny: 6.5 million euros
Leonardo Bonucci: 6.5 million euros
Lautaro Martinez: 6 million euros
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