Kevin de Bruyne is the highest paid footballer in England. ECE
Kevin de Bruyne is the highest paid footballer in England. EFE
The Premier League is the richest and most powerful league in the world. There are many powers that have the ability to spend millions of euros to recruit players. A clear example in the current season is Chelsea, with more than 300 million spent in the winter transfer window alone. Other big teams Manchester City and Manchester United are capable of bringing in top players. Now 'L'Equipe' has also revealed the Premier League salary and clarified who is making the most money in the competition. The first two slots belong to Cityzen team.
Kevin de Bruyne is the highest paid player with more than 500,000 euros per week. In second place is Erling Haaland, with about 456,000 euros per week. The striker is a key player in Pep Guardiola's project, but not the highest paid.
The Norwegian has scored 42 goals in 37 games this season. Haaland arrived last summer from Borussia Dortmund and his adaptation has been impressive. He has a contract until 2027, but there are rumors of a possible move to Real Madrid in 2024.
David De Gea, who takes third place, has the same salary as the Nordic player. The Spaniard has a contract until this summer and must extend his contract if he does not want to become a free agent in June. Next on the charts is Mohamed Salah, already a Liverpool legend.
With more than 420,000 euros per week, the Egyptian player is the highest-paid player in the red shirt team and ranked 4th in the Premier League. His extension until 2025 has earned him a nice raise. Britain's Jadon Sancho also has a similar salary.
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Xavi Hernandez has rejected FC Barcelona's offer to extend his contract.
FC Barcelona head coach Xavi Hernandez has received an offer from the club to extend his contract.
FC Barcelona head coach Xavi Hernandez has refused to sign a contract extension and wants to wait until the end of the season before making a decision on his future, SPORT reports.
The legendary midfielder has been on the job since November 2021 when he took over from Ronald Koeman and agreed to manage his childhood club until at least 2024.
Although Xavi ended the 2022/2023 season without a trophy and suffered four early eliminations in the Champions League and Europa League, president Joan Laporta has made it public that he wants to provide the 43-year-old coach. the following terms. “I was thinking about renewing,” Laporta confessed in a speech marking the two-year anniversary of his victory in the 2021 presidential election earlier this month. "I think we should renew him because he deserves it. He knows the house, he knows Barca. He doesn't ask us crazy things [by transfer]. He completely understands the situation of the club."
SPORT also announced that Xavi will be offered a contract extension after the El Clasico match against Real Madrid, which Barca won 2-1 thanks to a stoppage-time goal from Franck Kessie to put his side 12 points ahead of the Premier League. La Liga standings.
On Thursday, the same Catalan daily reported that an offer had been made to extend until 2026. However, Xavi, though grateful, still wants to wait until the end of the season before booking. signature pen.
This is in reference to what transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano also reported on Thursday morning when he wrote on Twitter that Xavi's signing was only 'a matter of time'.
"The club is ready to propose, [but] Xavi wants to focus entirely on the pitch at the moment," Romano explained. “Xavi is actively working on future plans with the board, [but] wants his first La Liga title as a coach and then he will sign a contract.
When asked about the possibility of a contract extension in his pre-match press conference before Barca face Athletic Club in Bilbao, Xavi said Alex Ferguson's re-signing and reigning "will be." depends on the outcome".
"Now is not the time to talk about an extension. We still have a year left on our contract, it's important to win titles," stressed Xavi.
However, with the title of the Spanish Super Cup lifted and a hand in the La Liga championship, the silver trophy is ready for a Barca team who could clinch a spot in the Copa del final. Rey and climb to the top of the national championship. treble by beating Madrid in the second leg final at Camp Nou on April 5.
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