Everything you need to know about Chuba Akpom's salary details playing for Lille
English forward Chuba Akpom currently plays for Lille in Ligue 1, having joined the French side on loan from Dutch club Ajax.
Akpom complements Canadian star Jonathan David in Lille’s attack and has been impressing with his performances so far.
His loan deal runs until the end of the season, with Lille holding the option to sign him permanently.
Akpom earns a substantial salary while playing in France.
GOAL delved into the numbers with Capology to find out exactly how much!
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Chuba Akpom's wages at Lille in numbers
Chuba Akpom's contract with the French club specifies a weekly salary of £25,134 (€29,808) and an annual salary of £1.3 million (€1.5m).
Player
Nationality
Weekly wages in GBP
Weekly wages in Euros
Annual wages in GBP
Annual wages in Euros
Chuba Akpom
English
£25,134
€29,808
£1,306,947
€1,550,000
AdvertisementAFPTop earners at Lille
Andre Gomes, a midfielder from Portugal, earns the highest salary at Lille. Next is Thomas Meunier, a full-back from Belgium.
Mitchel Bakker is third, with French players Samuel Umtiti and Benjamin Andre rounding out the top five.
Player
Nationality
Weekly wages in GBP
Weekly wages in Euros
Annual wages in GBP
Annual wages in Euros
Andre Gomes
Portuguese
£89,122
€104,808
£4,634,325
€5,450,000
Thomas Meunier
Belgian
£74,241
€87,308
£3,860,520
€4,540,000
Mitchel Bakker
Dutch
£65,410
€76,923
£3,401,340
€4,000,000
Samuel Umtiti
French
£52,328
€61,538
£2,721,072
€3,200,000
Benjamin Andre
French
£35,322
€41,538
£1,836,723
€2,160,000
Top earners in Ligue 1
Lille players earn well, but Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) has the highest wages in the league.
PSG's leading position in Ligue 1 is clear from the top earners list. PSG players hold the first thirteen positions, with Adrien Rabiot from Lyon at fourteenth.
Player
Club
Weekly wages in GBP
Weekly wages in Euros
Annual wages in GBP
Annual wages in Euros
Ousmane Dembele
Paris Saint-Germain
£297,548
€346,154
£15,472,512
€18,000,000
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Paris Saint-Germain
£270,438
€314,615
£14,062,794
€16,360,000
Marquinhos
Paris Saint-Germain
£222,235
€258,654
£11,561,405
€13,450,000
Lucas Hernandez
Paris Saint-Germain
£218,202
€253,846
£11,346,509
€13,200,000
Achraf Hakimi
Paris Saint-Germain
£218,202
€253,846
£11,346,509
€13,200,000
AFPHighest paid players in the world
PSG is at the top of Ligue 1, but none of their players rank among the top five highest-paid footballers worldwide.
The top five earners are all from the Saudi Pro League. Cristiano Ronaldo earns the most at Al Nassr.
Karim Benzema, previously with Real Madrid, is second. Riyad Mahrez, who moved from Manchester City to Al-Ahli, is third.
Sadio Mane and Kalidou Koulibaly, both from Senegal, are fourth and fifth, respectively.
Player
Club
Weekly wages GBP
Weekly wages Euros
Annual wages GBP
Annual wages Euros
Cristiano Ronaldo
Al Nassr
£3,216,155
€3,846,154
£167,250,468
€200,000,000
Karim Benzema
Al Ittihad
£1,608,178
€1,923,077
£83,625,234
€100,000,000
Riyad Mahrez
Al Ahli
£839,469
€1,003,846
£45,652,372
€52,200,000
Sadio Mane
Al Nassr
£643,271
€769,231
£33,450,094
€40,000,000
Kalidou Koulibaly
Al Hilal
£558,038
€667,308
£29,017,956
€34,700,000