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).
Player
Nationality
Weekly wages in GBP
Weekly wages in USD
Annual wages in GBP
Annual wages in USD
Alexandre Lacazette
French
£98,116
$131,552
£5,102,009
$6,840,679
AdvertisementAFPTop 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.
Player
Nationality
Weekly wages in GBP
Weekly wages in USD
Annual wages in GBP
Annual wages in USD
Alexandre Lacazette
French
£98,116
$139,445
£5,102,009
$6,840,679
Corentin Tolisso
French
£89,122
$119,493
£4,634,325
$6,213,616
Nemanja Matic
Serbian
£78,820
$105,680
£4,098,614
$5,495,345
Rayan Cherki
French
£65,410
$87,701
£3,401,340
$4,560,452
Nicolas Taglafico
Argentine
£59,523
$79,808
£3,095,219
$4,150,012
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.
Player
Club
Weekly wages in GBP
Weekly wages in USD
Annual wages in GBP
Annual wages in USD
Ousmane Dembele
Paris Saint-Germain
£297,548
$393,131
£15,472,512
$20,442,812
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Paris Saint-Germain
£270,438
$357,312
£14,062,794
$18,580,245
Marquinhos
Paris Saint-Germain
£222,235
$293,756
£11,561,405
$15,275,324
Lucas Hernandez
Paris Saint-Germain
£218,202
$288,296
£11,346,509
$14,991,396
Achraf Hakimi
Paris Saint-Germain
£218,202
$288,296
£11,346,509
$14,991,396
AFPHighest 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.
Player
Club
Weekly wages GBP
Weekly wages USD
Annual wages GBP
Annual wages USD
Cristiano Ronaldo
Al Nassr
£3,216,155
$4,210,425
£167,250,468
$218,942,120
Karim Benzema
Al Ittihad
£1,608,178
$2,105,213
£83,625,234
$109,471,060
Riyad Mahrez
Al Ahli
£839,469
$1,098,921
£45,652,372
$57,43,893
Sadio Mane
Al Nassr
£643,271
$842,085
£33,450,094
$43,788,424
Kalidou Koulibaly
Al Hilal
£558,038
$730,509
£29,017,956
$37,986,458