6) Paris Saint-Germain – £239m
Looking to follow in the footsteps of Chelsea and Manchester City were Paris Saint-Germain who completely upended Ligue 1 and effectively destroyed any competition in the league. The French league was easily the most competitive league in Europe between 2007 and 2012 as five different clubs won the title.
Enter money from the Middle-East and PSG signed every other top quality player in Europe to become a dominant force in France. In doing so, they won the league titles between 2012/13 to 2015/16.
But following the departures of stars such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic and David Luiz, they finally lost their stranglehold in France as a resurgent Monaco won the title this year. Still, it didn’t stop their players from pocketing a hefty paycheck.
Thiago Silva takes home £240K per week followed by Angel Di Maria at £200K per week and Edinson Cavani at £175K per week.