Minamino's life changed in Monaco.

Takumi Minamino has become the highest-paid player at AS Monaco after extending his contract until 2027.

Minamino receives the highest salary at AS Monaco.

After a lackluster period at Liverpool due to a lack of playing time under manager Jurgen Klopp, Minamino found stability when he moved to Ligue 1 in 2022. At Monaco, he quickly secured a starting position and became a key player in the midfield.

According to GOAL and Capology , Minamino currently earns a salary of £63,939 per week, or approximately £3.32 million per year. With this figure, he, along with Aleksandr Golovin and Denis Zakaria, are the three highest-paid players at the club.

It's rare for an Asian player like Minamino to earn the highest salary at a top-five European club. However, compared to the average salary in Ligue 1, Minamino's earnings are still modest.

PSG almost completely dominates the French Ligue 1 salary table, occupying all 13 top positions. Players like Ousmane Dembele, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Marquinhos, and Lucas Hernandez all earn over £200,000 per week.

However, even the stars in Ligue 1, with their attractive salaries, still can't match the players currently playing in the Saudi Pro League. Cristiano Ronaldo leads the pack with a record salary of over £3.2 million per week, followed by Karim Benzema, Riyad Mahrez, Sadio Mane, and Kalidou Koulibaly. These are the five highest-paid players in the world today.

For Minamino personally, he has demonstrated success in the European football environment. With consistent performance and an increasingly important role at Monaco, the Japanese star – the author of 8 goals and 4 assists in all competitions in the 2024/25 season – is considered the pride of Japanese football and a symbol of Asian players conquering top-level football in Europe.

Source: https://znews.vn/minamino-doi-doi-o-monaco-post1551442.html