Lionel Messi not PSG's highest paid player as squad's mammoth salaries revealed

Lionel Messi is not Paris Saint-Germain's highest-paid player in a surprising revelation and is in fact behind his former Barcelona teammate Neymar in the list of highest earners at the club.

The Argentine left Barcelona under a cloud last summer after the La Liga giants were forced to part ways with their greatest ever player due to falling foul of wage restrictions imposed by the league. As a result, he upped sticks to the French capital to ply his trade for PSG in a move that many saw as the final piece of the puzzle for the Parisians in their quest for a Champions League.

It has not entirely worked out that way or even close to as many would have expected, with Messi currently sitting on a feeble return of just two Ligue 1 goals in 18 outings and part of a PSG side humiliated by his former rivals Real Madrid in the Champions League round of 16. A Karim Benzema hat-trick dumped Messi's side out of the competition, plunging the future of many PSG stars into doubt.

Neymar was also in the firing line after the game against Los Blancos, especially as he has endured an underwhelming individual campaign that has seen his season littered with injuries. Despite this, the Brazilian remains the most well-paid player in Paris with a monthly salary that tops €4million, slightly more than Messi's €3.375m.

According to findings from French outlet L’Equipe, Neymar not only earns more than his fellow South American Messi but also nearly double what French superstar Kylian Mbappe takes home. The 23-year-old is the club's top scorer this term, though his current contract expires at the end of this season and it is widely expected that Mbappe will join PSG's European conquerors Real Madrid in the summer.

Though he may not earn