Used as a false number 9 by Luis Enrique since the start of the season, Marco Asensio has had a series of lackluster performances and does not justify the salary offered to him by PSG in 2023.
Marco Asensio was certainly free from any contract before signing for PSG, but from there to offering him double his salary from Real Madrid? In the 2023 off-season, Luis Campos, the head of the Rouge et Bleu sports sector in charge of recruitment, had drawn for the umpteenth time from the famous catalog of his compatriot Jorge Mendes, by hiring the Spanish attacking midfielder, now 28 years old. . The salary given to Asensio is insane given the player's performances since last year…
The Spanish international pockets no less than 831,000 euros gross per month according to estimates from The Team last spring, which currently makes it the 6th highest salary in Luis Enrique's squad (since the departure of
Kylian Mbappé last summer). The native of the Balearic Islands (Palma de Mallorca) thus went from a last contract at 5.8 million euros per year with the Merengues to the annual million in the French capital. Quite a jackpot.
Asensio better paid than Gonçalo Ramos
At more than 800,000 per month, Asensio is better paid than Randal Kolo Muani (750,000 euros per month after his recruitment at 90 million euros), Achraf Hakimi (738,600 euros per month before an XXL extension already negotiated) or even Bradley Barcola (550,000 euros per month) and Gonçalo Ramos (443,500 euros per month). Ousmane Dembélé, Marquinhos, Lucas Hernandez and Milan Skriniar (also arrived free in 2023) all exceed 1.1 million euros gross per month and Gianluigi Donnarumma receives 849,500 euros.
Before arriving in Paris, Asensio was not an essential player for Real and the Seleccion. His left foot allowed him to string together two seasons with 12 goals for the Merengues, but in 42 then 51 matches in all competitions. And at PSG, it's an understatement to say that Marco Asensio does not justify his XXL salary. Between muscle injuries, he completed his first season with 5 goals in 31 matches and is at 2 goals in 10 matches this season as false number 9 in the absence of Ramos. His performances are very disappointing.
