Belgium publication, Nieuwsblad has calculated the average salary of Jupiler Pro League clubs. Find out where the clubs of Andile Jali, Ayanda Patosi and co rank compared to the rest of the league.
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RSC Anderlecht are the most successful club in Belgian history and are on top of the wage bill with a reported annual average gross salary (before deductions) of €600461 (R 7.8 million).
Then follows a massive gap to the second and third-placed clubs, Standard Liege and Club Brugge.
Anele Ngcongca's KRC Genk sits in fifth place with a reported annual average salary of €273347 (R 3.5 million, around R292 000 per month).
With an average of €214658 (R 2.8 million, around R233 000 per month) Darren Keet's Kortrijk ranks in eighth place, while Ayanda Patosi's Lokeren appears in tenth position with €183458 (R 2.4 million, around R200 000 per month).
Andile Jali's Oostende sits in 12th position with €121512 (R 1.6 million, around R133 000 per month).
According to Nieuwsblad, the annual average salary in Belgian's top flight has risen from €158 000 (R2 million) to €254 000 (R3.3 million) over the last six years – an increase of around 60 percent.
All figures are based on calculations of the Belgian publication and, of course, they don't reveal the actual salary of our stars abroad, but they give an indication how much the average player in Belgian takes home.
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