You won't believe how much these Ligue 1 players make each month

The Ligue 1 breaking the bank
30 - Aleksandr Golovin/Kevin Volland (AS Monaco)
29 - Moussa Sissoko (FC Nantes)
28 - Mattéo Guendouzi (Olympique Marseille)
27 - Chancel Mbemba (Olympique Marseille)
26 - Valentin Rongier (Olympique Marseille)
25 - Cengiz Ünder (Olympique Marseille)
24 - Ruslan Malinovskyi (Olympique Marseille)
23 - Corentin Tolisso (Olympique Lyon)
22 - Dejan Lovren (Olympique Lyon)
21 - Jérôme Boateng (Olympique Lyon)
20 - Hugo Ekitike (PSG)
19 - Alexandre Lacazette (OLympique Lyon)
18 - Eric Bailly (Olympique Marseille)
17 - Alexis Sanchez (Olympique Marseille)
16 - Carlos Soler (PSG)
15 - Renato Sanches (PSG)
14 - Fabian Ruiz (PSG)
13 - Jordan Veretout (Olympique Marseille)
12 - Presnel Kimpembe (PSG)
11 - Wissam Ben Yedder (AS Monaco)
10 - Nordi Mukiele (PSG)
9 - Juan Bernat (PSG)
8 - Sergio Ramos (PSG)
7 - Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG)
6 - Achraf Hakimi (PSG)
5 - Marco Verratti (PSG)
4 - Marquinhos (PSG)
3 - Lionel Messi (PSG)
2 - Neymar (PSG)
1 - Kylian Mbappé (PSG)
The Ligue 1 breaking the bank

The Ligue 1 is home to some of the biggest stars in football, but also to some of the most astronomical salaries in the game. These are the 30 players with the highest gross monthly salary in French football, according to L'Équipe.

30 - Aleksandr Golovin/Kevin Volland (AS Monaco)

AS Monaco's Aleksandr Golovin and Kevin Volland share 30th place with a gross monthly salary of 300,000 euros.

29 - Moussa Sissoko (FC Nantes)

The Monaco duo is preceded by Nantes's Moussa Sissoko, who earns 310,000 euros a month.

28 - Mattéo Guendouzi (Olympique Marseille)

Former Arsenal and current Olympique Marseille midfielder Mattéo Guendouzi takes 28th place, with 320,000 euro a month.

27 - Chancel Mbemba (Olympique Marseille)

Another Olympique Marseille player, earning exactly the same amount as Guendouzi (320,000 euro).

26 - Valentin Rongier (Olympique Marseille)

Next up is Marseille's Valentin Rogier with 330,000 euros.

25 - Cengiz Ünder (Olympique Marseille)

Rongier is equalled by teammate Cengiz Ünder (330,000 euros).

24 - Ruslan Malinovskyi (Olympique Marseille)

Ruslan Malinovskyi earns 20,000 more a month, coming in at 350,000 euros.

23 - Corentin Tolisso (Olympique Lyon)

We reached the 400,000 euro mark with Lyon's Corentin Tolisso.

22 - Dejan Lovren (Olympique Lyon)

Which is exactly the same salary as teammate Dejan Lovren (400,000 euros).

21 - Jérôme Boateng (Olympique Lyon)

Together with Tolisso and Lovren Jérôme Boateng is the second highest-earner at Olympique Lyon with 400,000 euros a month.

20 - Hugo Ekitike (PSG)

The lowest-ranked PSG player in this list (400,000 euros).

19 - Alexandre Lacazette (OLympique Lyon)

With a gross monthly salary of 450,000 euros, former Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette is Olympique Lyon's top earner.

18 - Eric Bailly (Olympique Marseille)

Marseille's Eric Bailly equals Lacazette (450,000 euros).

17 - Alexis Sanchez (Olympique Marseille)

500,000 euros is what Alexis Sanchez takes home every month.

16 - Carlos Soler (PSG)

The second lowest-ranked PSG player in this list, Carlos Soler earns 500,000 a month.

15 - Renato Sanches (PSG)

That's 40,000 less than teammate Renato Sanches (540,000 euros).

14 - Fabian Ruiz (PSG)

Fabian Ruiz, too, earns 540,000 euros a month.

13 - Jordan Veretout (Olympique Marseille)

The highest-paid player at Marseille, Jordan Veretout comes in at a gross monthly salary of 550,000 euros.

12 - Presnel Kimpembe (PSG)

Leaving Veretout far behind, Presnel Kimpembe is worth 640,000 euros a month.

11 - Wissam Ben Yedder (AS Monaco)

Wissam Ben Yedder is the highest-ranked non-PSG player on this list, earning 650,000 euros a month.

10 - Nordi Mukiele (PSG)

The top ten is completely dominated by PSG, with Nordi Mukiele taking tenth place with 700,000 euros.

9 - Juan Bernat (PSG)

Spain's Juan Bernat has a slightly better contract, with 730,000 a month.

8 - Sergio Ramos (PSG)

Sergio Ramos, Bernat's fellow countryman, takes home 791,600 euros every month.

7 - Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG)

The highest-paid goalkeeper in French football, Gianluigi Donnarumma pockets a gross monthly salary of 916,000 euros.

6 - Achraf Hakimi (PSG)

1,083,000 euros is what Achraf Hakimi can look forward to when the end of the month is near.

5 - Marco Verratti (PSG)

That's almost 120,000 less than Marco Verratti, who comes in at 1,200,000 euros a month.

4 - Marquinhos (PSG)

Donnarumma negotiated the same contract as Marquinhos, with the Brazilian taking home 1,200,000 as well.

3 - Lionel Messi (PSG)

Ranked third, Lionel Messi earns an astronomical gross monthly salary of 3,375,000 euros a month.

2 - Neymar (PSG)

That's slightly below the contract of Brazilian Neymar, who takes home 3,675,000 euros.

1 - Kylian Mbappé (PSG)

The undisputed highest-paid players in French football, Kylian Mbappé is worth no less than 6,000,000 a month. An astonishing figure.

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