Senegalese Sadio Mane topped the list of highest paid African players after joining German club Bayern Munich ahead of former Liverpool teammate Egyptian star Mohamed Salah.
And the English site givemesport reported that Mane has become the highest paid African player with a weekly salary of £250k, ahead of his former Reds colleague Mohamed Salah, who earns £220k a week, while Algerian Riyad Mahrez, Manchester City player dropped to third with £200,000 a week.
According to the website, Mane was making £100,000 a week while playing for Liverpool, making him the 12th highest paid player at the time, while according to the newspaper, he was earning £250,000 a week for the Munich Bayern. English.
The contracts of Mohamed Salah and Riyad Mahrez with their clubs expire in the summer of 2023, and, as many English media have previously reported, they expect to get a better contract financially.
Here is the ranking of the highest paid African players:
1- Senegalese Sadio Mane (Bayern) 250 thousand pounds a week
2. Egyptian Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 220,000 pounds a week.
3. Algerian Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City), £200,000 a week.
4. Ghanaian Thomas Partey (Arsenal), £200,000 a week
5. Andre Ayew of Ghana (Al-Sadd, Qatar) – £180,000 a week.
6- Moroccan Ashraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain) 176 thousand pounds a week
7. Nicolas Pepe from Côte d’Ivoire (Arsenal), £140,000 a week.
8. Ivorian Wilfrid Zaha (Crystal Palace), £130,000 a week.
9- Guinean Naby Keita (Liverpool) 120 thousand pounds a week.
Source: media