Real Madrid behind PSG in wage spendings

PSG owner Nasser Al-Khelaifi during a press conference in Paris on July 18, 2012

The Sporting Intelligence website reveals Paris St Germain have taken over the top spot with an average first team salary of £101,898 per week. Eight out of the top 10 best-paid clubs are from football. Barcelona and Real Madrid both in the top 5 in the world.

Only Major League Baseball franchises Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees close to the same numbers. The Qatari-owned PSG’s average weekly wage of £101,898 makes them sport’s biggest spenders, ranking them above Real Madrid (£96,933), last year’s top-ranked Manchester City (£96,445) and Barcelona (£90,675). Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers (£89,999) complete the top five.

Here are the Top 10 average pay/year (average pay/week)

1 Paris St Germain £5,298,693 (£101,898)

2 Real Madrid £5,040,520 (£96,933)

3 Manchester City £5,015,122 (£96,445)

4 Barcelona £4,715,116 (£90,675)

5 Los Angeles Dodgers £4,679,937 (£89,999)

6 Manchester United £4,679,377 (£89,988)

7 Bayern Munich £4,468,643 (£85,935)

8 Chelsea £4,353,056 (£83,713)

9 New York Yankees £4,263,577 (£81,992)

10 Arsenal £4,054,066 (£77,963)