Harry Kane Included on List of European Football’s 10 Highest-Paid New Signings

• Harry Kane is among the top earners among footballers who changed teams in Europe
• The Englishman joined Bayern Munich this summer from Tottenham Hotspur
• Ousmane Dembele and Jude Bellingham are also listed among the top earners

The Saudi Pro League teams have hugged all the headlines for splashing crazy money on player salaries this summer, which has attracted numerous stars to Saudi Arabia.

The likes of Neymar, Karim Benzema, and N'Golo Kante are earning big money in Saudi Arabia, but Europe's top teams can still pay out big bucks in terms of player salaries.

Harry Kane’s move to Bayern Munich and Jude Bellingham’s transfer from Borussia Dortmund to Real Madrid revealed that European teams could still hand out huge weekly paychecks to their players.

According to Planet Football, Ousmane Dembele, Harry Kane, and Jude Bellingham have been listed among the top earners following their moves to Europe’s elite teams this summer.

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Here, Sports Brief ranks the highest-paid footballers who made transfers this summer ahead of the 2023/24 season, which got underway last weekend.

Top 10 highest-paid new signings

10. Sandro Tonali (Newcastle) - £210k weekly

9. Declan Rice (Arsenal) - £240k weekly

8. Marco Asensio (Paris Saint-Germain) - £241k weekly

7. Milan Skriniar (Paris Saint-Germain) - £271k weekly

6. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) - £280k weekly

5. Ilkay Gundogan (Barcelona) - £311k weekly

4. Lucas Hernandez (Paris Saint-Germain) - £315k weekly

3. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) - £345k weekly

2. Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) - £415k weekly

1. Ousmane Dembele (Paris Saint-Germain) - £603k weekly

Harry Kane makes Ballon d’Or claim

Meanwhile, Harry Kane has reckoned that he now has a higher chance of winning the Ballon d’Or after he joined Bayern Munich this summer from Tottenham Hotspur, Daily Post reports.

The 30-year-old attacker, who joined the Bavarians in a £100 million transfer, feels that winning trophies in Germany and in Europe can help him win the Ballon d'Or.

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Bayern Munich won their 10th consecutive Bundesliga title last season, and the Bavarians hope that adding Kane to their squad will help them win the Champions League this season.

Saudi Arabia targeting Kane

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that the Saudi Pro League is confident of sealing deals for top footballers around the world and has placed Kylian Mbappe and Harry Kane at the top of their list of high-profile targets.

Neymar is the latest superstar to seal a deal with the SPL after he agreed to a two-year deal with Al-Hilal and will earn £129.4m a year in Saudi Arabia, which is six times the amount he earned at PSG.

SPL Sporting Director, Michael Emenalo has now reaffirmed that they have no plans to stop recruiting world-class players, with Kane and Mbappe their future targets.