Highest Paid African Footballers in Europe (2025-26): Osimhen, Salah and the Full List
African footballers are no longer just stars in Europe — some of them are now among the biggest earners in world football, full stop. But viral lists get plenty of figures wrong, so we built this one carefully: every salary below is the figure reported by salary trackers and major outlets for the 2025-26 season, and we tell you clearly which one is officially confirmed and which ones are widely reported estimates.
The List: Highest Paid African Footballers in Europe (2025-26)
1. Mohamed Salah — Egypt — Liverpool
Reported at £400,000 per week (about £20.8 million a year) after signing his new two-year contract in April 2025. Liverpool have never published the figure officially, but £400k a week is the consensus number across salary trackers and major UK outlets, with some reports suggesting performance add-ons could take it higher.
2. Victor Osimhen — Nigeria — Galatasaray
The only officially confirmed package on this list. Because Galatasaray is a publicly listed club, it formally disclosed Osimhen’s deal: €15 million net guaranteed salary per season, plus a €1 million loyalty bonus and €5 million in image rights — roughly €21 million net a year. He signed permanently in July 2025 on a four-year deal (to 2029) for a €75 million transfer fee. Be careful with viral posts claiming he earns “€512,885 per week” — that figure contradicts both the club’s own disclosure and salary-tracker estimates, and should not be trusted.
3. Omar Marmoush — Egypt — Manchester City
Reported at £295,000 per week (salary-tracker estimate).
4. Achraf Hakimi — Morocco — Paris Saint-Germain
Reported at around £224,000 per week (salary-tracker estimate). Hakimi extended his PSG contract in early 2025, running to 2029.
5. Iñaki Williams — Ghana — Athletic Club
Reported at €219,231 gross per week (about €11.4 million gross a year), excluding bonuses.
6. Bryan Mbeumo — Cameroon — Manchester United
Reported at £150,000 per week after his 2025 move from Brentford.
7. Mohammed Kudus — Ghana — Tottenham Hotspur
Reported at £150,000 per week following his move from West Ham to Spurs.
Read This Before You Share Any Salary List
Only Osimhen’s numbers are officially confirmed, because his club is required to disclose them. Every other figure here is a reported estimate — salary databases like Capology state openly that their numbers are estimates, not official club figures. Real total earnings are usually higher once signing fees, bonuses and image rights are added. So when you see a list with dramatic numbers and no source named, treat it the way you would treat a transfer rumour from an account with no history.
One more thing: lists mixing in Saudi-based players (Mahrez, Mané, Koulibaly) are a different ranking entirely — this list is Europe only, as the title says.
Who do you think is missing from this list — and who is overpaid? Tell us in the comments.
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Figures as reported by Capology and major sports outlets for the 2025-26 season; Osimhen’s package as officially disclosed by Galatasaray.