If the salaries of Ligue 2 players can be particularly low, especially compared to internationals playing in the French elite, emoluments in the Spanish Liga 2 can soar. This is the case at Granada CF, where no less than five players emerge at 100,000 euros or more per month. It’s huge. Luca Zidane is one of these “privileged”.
The Algerian neo-international, aged 27, negotiated a monthly salary of 100,000 euros upon signing in 2024 from Eibar (for 500,000 euros). Jorge Pascual is his highest paid teammate at 120,000 euros. Goalkeeper trained at Real Madrid, Luca Zidane did not establish himself in La Liga with Rayo Vallecano but then became a reference in segunda division. Hence his comfortable salary.
For comparison, Lucas Chevalier’s salary at Losc before his departure for PSG was 95,000 euros per month. And the Mastiffs were playing in the Champions League. Marcin Bulka received 55,000 euros per month at OGC Nice and refused an extension to 150,000 euros before leaving the Aiglons. In L2, at AS Saint-Etienne last season, no player exceeded 80,000 euros per month…
Luca Zidane’s club owned by a Chinese billionaire
Last in La Liga in 2024, Granada failed to recover last season, finishing in a disappointing 7th place. Despite substantial financial resources. Granada is the 20th city in the country, with 230,000 inhabitants, being the emblem of Andalusia, the most beautiful region in Spain. The city is home to the exceptional Alhambra, a palace built during the Arab-Muslim presence in the Iberian Peninsula (from 711 to 1492).
Above all, the residents of the Los Carmenes stadium are owned by a Chinese billionaire, Jiang Lizhang, who bought the club for 37 million euros in 2016. The 44-year-old businessman once owned 5% of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA and 60% of Parma in Serie A. He is the owner-president of the Chongqing club in Chinese D1 and CD Tondela in Portuguese D2. A timeshare of clubs but relatively modest.
