French football club, Paris Saint-Germain has made something of a World XI team on their own by pairing Messi, Neymar and Mbappe upfront. They have also signed former Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos. Although most of the transfers were for free, PSG will surely have to pay out a huge wage bill.
So here we take a look at the top 10 sports teams in the world with the highest wage bill in 2021:
10. CLEVELAND BROWNS | £157m
Sports: American Football
League: National Football League (NFL)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Highest earners: Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry are the highest earners, on base salaries of £10.4m and £9m respectively.
9. DALLAS COWBOYS | £158m
Sports: American Football
League: National Football League (NFL)
Location: Frisco, Texas
Highest earners: Quarterback Dak Prescott is on a base salary of £6.4m, with a large signing bonus of £9.5m, with defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence on £15.8m overall.
8. CHELSEA | £163m
Sports: Football
League: Premier League (England)
Location: London, UK
Highest earners: Chelsea signed their former player Romelu Lukaku from Inter this summer. He is now the highest earner in the team with a £325,000 weekly wage. His total wage could rise by about £100,000 if bonuses are added in, which makes him the top earner by a long shot, bypassing Kante.
7. BAYERN MUNICH | £166m
Sports: Football
League: Bundesliga (Germany)
Location: Munich, Germany
Highest earners: Seven players are on more than £10m a year wage, with Robert Lewandowski the highest earner on £18.3m a year and Manuel Neuer £1.9m behind.
6. JUVENTUS | £184m
Sports: Football
League: Serie A (Itlay)
Location: Turin, Italy
Highest earners:
Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly on £52m a year, that’s £1m a week which makes him the highest earner by quite some distance. Paulo Dybala is second on the list with on £12.3m and Matthijs de Ligt on third with £11.8m.
5. LOS ANGELES DODGERS | £193m
Sports: Baseball
League: Major Baseball League
Location: Los Angeles, USA
Highest earners: Trevor Bauer earns the most, at £24.5m, while Mookie Betts was recently handed an astonishing 12-year $365m deal, which works out at $30.4m (£21.9m) a year.
4. BARCELONA | £195m
Sports: Football
League: La Liga (Spain)
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Highest earners: Antoine Griezmann is on a yearly salary of £30.8m, with Philippe Coutinho on £21.2m.
3. MANCHESTER UNITED | £201m
Sports: Football
League: Premier League (England)
Location: Manchester, UK
Highest earners: The club’s highest earner is goalkeeper David de Gea on £19.5m a year. While new signing Sancho is on £18.2m a year.
2. REAL MADRID | £212m
Sports: Football
League: La Liga (Spain)
Location: Madrid, Spain
Highest earners: Highest-earner is Eden Hazard, who is on an annual wage of £21m-a-year, while Toni Kroos, Karim Benzema and Luka Modric are all above £15m a year as well.
1. PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN | £256m
Sports: Football
League: Ligue 1 (France)
Location: Paris, France
Highest earners: PSG has recently signed Messi for free on a £25m-a-year after tax deal. Neymar and Mbappe are also close behind.
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