The biggest annual wage ever in Football/Sport?

[Big Sam]

€80 million per season for Ibrahimovic at PSG :shock:

I'll explain:

Basically Ibra wants around €14m/season after tax. Not an unreasonable amount given his status BUT France has recently elected a Socialist government that will incredibly tax those who earn over €1m at a rate of 75%! Along with a few other taxes, that €80m boils down to roughly €14m after tax. The Qatari owners of PSG have said that they are more than happy to pay the taxes of their big name players.

So is this the biggest wage ever in the history of sport? In terms of football, I know Eto'o is currently on about $20m but Russia's tax rate for foreigners is about 15%. Drogba's getting $25m at Shanghai but again that's pre-tax.

 

[Twizzle]

I think that could be regarded as overs

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Before tax it would be. Michael Jordan was earning close to $35mUS in the late 90's when the NBA relaxed it strict cap.

These Arabs should have bought out AS Monaco instead.

I think that could be regarded as overs

Why? The man does his job and that is to score goals.

 

[Big Sam]

These Arabs should have bought out AS Monaco instead.

The Russians did though. ASM should get promoted then we'll soon see a big 2 in French football. PSG and Monaco will win everything. It'll become like Spain.

 

[AusKnightRKO]

So does many other Forwards, but they wouldnt get that money

Theres only a select few who could demand that money and he isnt it

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

The Russians did though. ASM should get promoted then we'll soon see a big 2 in French football. PSG and Monaco will win everything. It'll become like Spain.

I don't know, OM & OL will always be relevant in France. The unfair broadcast deal hinders La Liga. Plus ASM have to get back to Ligue 1 first. I don't think France will go the way of La Liga. I hope not anyway.

So does many other Forwards, but they wouldnt get that money

Theres only a select few who could demand that money and he isnt it

Er, he IS getting that money. He demanded the wages and got them. You're only worth what people are prepared to pay you.

 

[AusKnightRKO]

I know he got it, but what i was getting at is that there is only a select few who are good enough to get those wages, and he isnt one of them,

 

[Big Sam]

I don't know, OM & OL will always be relevant in France. The unfair broadcast deal hinders La Liga. Plus ASM have to get back to Ligue 1 first. I don't think France will go the way of La Liga. I hope not anyway.

I hope not either. I just fear we'll never see another period in French football where you have 5 different champions in 5 seasons.

On the other hand if PSG and ASM continually dominate, chances are that will translate into European success which will benefit the league as a whole. Who's to say that in 10 years' time France won't have 4 UCL spots?

 

[Tom Shines]

Somehow this is all Manchester City's fault.

 

[Mr Angry]

Zach Pairse NHL - Minnesota.

10 year $80 million contract - $8 million per season.

Not bad.

 

[whall15]

Carlos Tevez is reportedly on 250,000/week after tax, which what I can work out is around 490,000/week before tax.

That is pounds.

But, there was a rumour around that a clause in his contract would trigger his salary to double if City win the league. That is 500,000/week after tax, 1,000,000 week before tax.

That would be 52,000,000 GBP a year.

66 million Euro a year. Only a rumour but that is close to Ibra.

 

[whall15]

The Russians did though. ASM should get promoted then we'll soon see a big 2 in French football. PSG and Monaco will win everything. It'll become like Spain.

The Monaco guy while rich I think he said he doesn't want to spend big.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Zach Pairse NHL - Minnesota.

10 year $80 million contract - $8 million per season.

Not bad.

That's cute. Albert Pujols 10 years, $254m.

 

[Jack_Napier]

Alex Rodriguez 10 years for $275 million. Ridiculous money thrown around in baseball. Read somewhere his annual salary is actually $33 million a year as well.

 

[Tom Shines]

Carlos Tevez is reportedly on 250,000/week after tax, which what I can work out is around 490,000/week before tax.

That is pounds.

But, there was a rumour around that a clause in his contract would trigger his salary to double if City win the league. That is 500,000/week after tax, 1,000,000 week before tax.

That would be 52,000,000 GBP a year.

66 million Euro a year. Only a rumour but that is close to Ibra.

Er, no.

 

[AusKnightRKO]

Ay there could be sonething to it, hes said he wants to stay all iof a sudden