Revealed: Where Mason Greenwood's monthly salary ranks in Ligue 1 – and the ex-Premier League player who earns more than the Marseille forward

The monthly salary of Mason Greenwood has been revealed in the French media, with the Marseille forward one of the highest-paid players in the country.

Greenwood moved across the English Channel last summer swapping Manchester United for the south of France in a deal worth £27m plus £3.2m in add-ons.

The 23-year-old is enjoying a prolific season at Marseille so far, having scored 15 goals and provided three assists in 26 Ligue 1 matches so far.

And the one-cap England international’s form mirrors his salary with Greenwood among the top-20 highest-paid players the France’s top-flight.

In an article published on Wednesday afternoon, French publication L’Equipe produced a list of the most lucrative contracts in Ligue 1. 

They caveat their list that these are gross monthly salaries and therefore do not include bonuses. They further add that the average monthly salary we provide for each club is an estimate that takes into account the professional squad, with the exception of youth players whose playing time is limited.

As a result, their figure has Greenwood earning €450,000-per-month which equates to £377,000-per-month, placing him 16th on their list.

It will be no surprise that Paris Saint-Germain dominate this list with the first 12 players at the top.

Leading the way is Ousmane Dembele at £1.26million-per-month (€1.5m).

His team-mate, and captain, Marquinhos is second at £1m (€1.2m), while Achraf Hakimi and Lucas Hernandez are joint-third at £920,000-per-month (€1.1m) each.

Prodigal talent Warren Zaire-Emery rounds out the top five at £794,000-per-month (€950,000).

Greenwood may be 16th but he isn’t the highest-paid Marseille player though, that reward goes to Adrien Rabiot and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.

Rabiot and ex-Southampton and Tottenham midfielder Hojbjerg both earn £418,000-per-month (€500,000).