Carnegie is one of the highest paid players in Lille

Equipe revealed the monthly salaries of all players playing in Ligue 1 and undoubtedly most of the spotlight fell on Paris, proving once again that they are on another compared to the 19 teams that join them in the Champions League financial level is in the list of 18 of the 20 highest paid players in the league.

As for the other teams, a detail caught the eye of the French media that concerns Lille and has a Greek tinge. And that’s because Orestis Karnezis is among the highest-paid players despite not appearing in a single Ligue 1 game since moving to France in the summer of 2020.

Last year Mike Menian, now at Milan, was key while Leo Zardim is defending the Lilua’s homeland this season, with the 36-year-old Greek goalkeeper making just one appearance in the French Cup last year (March 7, 2021 vs Ajaccio for the 4th round), but to be among the first names with the highest earnings.

Specifically, with a monthly salary of €120,000, he is ranked 8th on the relevant list, with the top three on the list being the French champions’ heavyweights: Portuguese midfielder Sanchez, Turkish striker Yilmaz and Canadian striker David.

It is recalled that in July 2020, as part of the French team’s agreement with Napoli for the transfer of Victor Osimen to Partenopei, Karnezis moved to Lille, with the Greek goalkeeper signing for three years, automatically becoming the first Greek player to be signed in 4 von played the top 5 European leagues after La Liga (Granada), Serie A (Udinese, Napoli) and Premier League (Watford).

The top 10 best paid (monthly salaries):

1. Renato Sanchez 333,000€

2. Burak Yilmaz 230,000€

3. Jonathan David 162,500€

4. Benjamin Andre 130,000€

-Jose Fonte 130,000€

6.Jonathan Baba 120,000€

– Checks 120,000€

8. Orestis Karnezis 120,000€

9. Ivo Grbic 83,000€

10. Isaac Lichai 80,000€

– Jeremy Pie 80,000€