Son Heung-min. Photo = Getty Images Korea.
Son Heung-min (30, Tottenham Hotspur) is known to receive the highest weekly salary among Asian footballers.
British media, Give Me Sports, introduced the best weekly soccer players in each continent on the 6th (Korean time).
The media reported that Son Heung-min earned £140,000 a week (approximately 218 million won, according to Sportrac), the highest among Asian players. The media said, “Heung-min Son has emerged as one of the best wingers in the world. He made it to the Premier League Golden Boot (top scorer) last season with 23 goals.”
According to statistics company Spotrac, Son Heung-min is receiving £140,000 a week and £7.28 million in annual salary (approximately 11.37 billion won) through an extension contract in 2018. He was guaranteed the same salary for the next three seasons until 2025.
It is known that Premier League teams collect weekly salaries every month and pay them in the form of a one-time salary, deducting about 40% of taxes.
Among African descent, Mohammed Salah (Liverpool) was the highest earning £400,000 a week (approximately 620 million won, citing Daily Mail).
In North America, Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic (£150,000, quoted by Sportak) and Newcastle’s Chris Wood (£80,000, quoted by Carpalology) had the highest weekly salary in Oceania.
The highest earner from South America is Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain), who earns £960,000 (about 1.5 billion won, quoted by the Daily Mail).
The highest-paid player in Europe was Messi’s teammate Kylian Mbappe, who earned £1 million (about 1.56 billion won, quoted by the Daily Mail).
Reporter Hae-shik Park, Donga.com [email protected] More articles by the reporter