Aaron Ramsey signed a pre-contract agreement with Italian giants Juventus on Monday and it was reported by the BBC that the Welsh midfielder had become the highest-paid British player in history, earning over $515,000 per week.
It is now being reported that Ramsey will not be earning close to that amount, as Italian outlets say that his salary is close to $8.4 million per season gross, which works out at about $161,000 per week after tax.
Still, not a bad deal at all for Ramsey but it does suggest that Arsenal could have stretched themselves a little further to keep him around at the Emirates Stadium.
The fact that Juve have briefed several media outlets as to the actual wages they will be paying shows they felt the need to correct the astronomical numbers being chucked around when it come to Ramsey, but it is unknown if he is also receiving a hefty signing-on fee as a free agent.
Juventus have got themselves a talented central midfielder in the prime of his career at the age of 28, and if they’re paying him $8.4 million a season with no transfer or signing-on fee, that is a bit of a bargain in the modern game.