De Jong Denies Earning Millions; According to Every Sports Daily: His Actual Salary is Millions, Much Less Than Lewandowski’s

Recently, De Jong stated in an interview that the specific figures reported about his salary were inaccurate. He emphasized that he does not earn the 37 million euros per year as claimed by some.

In fact, De Jong’s salary is not the rumored 37 million euros. According to contract information obtained by Every Sports Daily, De Jong’s base salary for the 2024-25 season is 19 million euros. His income also includes two additional parts: one is a loyalty bonus, and the other is variable bonuses.

For the 2024-25 season, De Jong will receive a loyalty bonus of 4.2 million euros. Therefore, his total fixed income for this season is 23.2 million euros. This is because, during the 2020-21 season, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, his base salary was only 3 million euros, with part of the income being made up in subsequent seasons.

De Jong’s salary also includes a variable component that can reach 2 million euros, depending on the number of matches he participates in. If he can participate in at least 60% of the matches, he will receive this bonus. However, due to his current injury situation, it may be difficult for him to meet this standard despite the long season.

De Jong has good reason to be dissatisfied with reports about his salary, as there is a difference of 14 million euros between the actual salary figures and rumors.

Compared to last season, De Jong’s income for this season has slightly decreased. Last season, his fixed income was 18 million euros, but the loyalty bonus was higher (6.8 million euros), while the variable income remained unchanged. Therefore, even under the best circumstances, his total income would not exceed 26.8 million euros, but since he did not achieve the required 60% participation rate, he ultimately did not receive this part of the bonus.

It’s worth noting that De Jong is not the highest-paid player on the team. Lewandowski is the highest earner within Barcelona, with an annual salary of 32 million euros. In his first year with the team, Lewandowski had a relatively lower salary to comply with financial fair play rules, but this season, he has recovered the part of his salary that he did not receive previously.