Everything you need to know about Alexandre Lacazette's salary details playing for Lyon
French striker Alexandre Lacazette rose through the ranks at Lyon, playing for both the youth and B teams before breaking into the first team in 2010. The Frenchman scored over 125 goals in all competitions for the Ligue 1 side over seven seasons, before moving to Premier League giants Arsenal in the summer of 2017.
Unable to replicate his form in England, Lacazette returned to Lyon in 2022, where he quickly regained his rhythm and picked up right where he left off five seasons earlier.
Lacazette signed a three-year contract with the French side, which runs until June 2025.
In addition to his goal-scoring contributions, Lacazette also earns a substantial salary playing for Lyon. Exactly how much does he make?
GOAL delved into the numbers with Capology and found out!
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Alexandre Lacazette's wages at Lyon in numbers
As per Lacazette's contract with Lyon, he receives a weekly salary of £98,116 ($131,552), making him the club's highest-paid player. His annual salary totals £5.1 million ($6.8 million).
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Player
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Nationality
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Weekly wages in GBP
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Weekly wages in USD
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Annual wages in GBP
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Annual wages in USD
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Alexandre Lacazette
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French
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£98,116
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$131,552
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£5,102,009
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$6,840,679
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Top earners at Lyon
Alexandre Lacazette is the highest-paid player at Olympique Lyonnais, with Corentin Tolisso next.
Nemanja Matić, previously with Manchester United and Chelsea, is third, followed by Rayan Cherki.
Nicolás Tagliafico, an Argentine full-back, is fifth.
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Player
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Nationality
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Weekly wages in GBP
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Weekly wages in USD
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Annual wages in GBP
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Annual wages in USD
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Alexandre Lacazette
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French
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£98,116
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$139,445
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£5,102,009
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$6,840,679
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Corentin Tolisso
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French
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£89,122
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$119,493
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£4,634,325
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$6,213,616
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Nemanja Matic
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Serbian
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£78,820
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$105,680
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£4,098,614
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$5,495,345
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Rayan Cherki
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French
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£65,410
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$87,701
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£3,401,340
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$4,560,452
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Nicolas Taglafico
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Argentine
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£59,523
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$79,808
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£3,095,219
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$4,150,012
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Top earners in Ligue 1
Lyon players, despite high earnings, are not among the top five highest-paid in the league. PSG's financial and football dominance is clear, with their players holding the top thirteen salary positions. Adrien Rabiot, a former PSG midfielder now with Marseille, ranks fourteenth.
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Player
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Club
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Weekly wages in GBP
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Weekly wages in USD
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Annual wages in GBP
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Annual wages in USD
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Ousmane Dembele
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Paris Saint-Germain
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£297,548
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$393,131
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£15,472,512
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$20,442,812
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Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
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Paris Saint-Germain
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£270,438
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$357,312
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£14,062,794
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$18,580,245
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Marquinhos
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Paris Saint-Germain
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£222,235
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$293,756
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£11,561,405
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$15,275,324
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Lucas Hernandez
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Paris Saint-Germain
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£218,202
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$288,296
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£11,346,509
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$14,991,396
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Achraf Hakimi
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Paris Saint-Germain
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£218,202
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$288,296
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£11,346,509
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$14,991,396
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Highest paid players in the world
PSG dominates Ligue 1, but none of their players rank among the top five highest-paid footballers worldwide.
The top five are all from the Saudi Pro League. Cristiano Ronaldo leads with a high salary at Al Nassr.
Karim Benzema, his former Real Madrid teammate, is second. Riyad Mahrez, formerly of Manchester City and now with Al-Ahli, is third.
Sadio Mane and Kalidou Koulibaly, both from Senegal, are fourth and fifth, respectively.
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Player
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Club
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Weekly wages GBP
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Weekly wages USD
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Annual wages GBP
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Annual wages USD
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Cristiano Ronaldo
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Al Nassr
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£3,216,155
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$4,210,425
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£167,250,468
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$218,942,120
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Karim Benzema
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Al Ittihad
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£1,608,178
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$2,105,213
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£83,625,234
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$109,471,060
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Riyad Mahrez
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Al Ahli
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£839,469
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$1,098,921
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£45,652,372
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$57,43,893
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Sadio Mane
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Al Nassr
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£643,271
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$842,085
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£33,450,094
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$43,788,424
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Kalidou Koulibaly
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Al Hilal
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£558,038
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$730,509
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£29,017,956
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$37,986,458
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