OL salaries 2026: top 10 earners and shifting wage bill | OneFootball

Lyon’s pay structure has been reset, with new dressing-room heavyweights on more modest terms and all the top earners having arrived during the Textor era, which ended last June.

According to L'Équipe, six of last season’s 10 biggest earners have left, namely Lacazette, Matic, Cherki, Veretout, Mikautadze and Thiago Almada. In the coming months, the clear-out should be less spectacular, though the expiry of poorly aligned deals should lower the wage bill, unless they qualify for the next Champions League.

C. Tolisso tops the current list on €450,000 gross per month. M. Niakhaté and O. Mangala are next on €300,000.

E. Nuamah and A. Maitland-Niles are on €250,000. N. Tagliafico and T. Tessmann earn €220,000.

Endrick is listed on €210,000, of which Lyon pay 50 percent, the other half coming from Real Madrid. Abner Vinicius receives €200,000, and T. Morton €160,000.

The average gross monthly salary is €110,000.

Source: L'Équipe