Former Lyonnais Xherdan Shaqiri doubled his salary by signing for MLS

That’s a pretty unlikely salary jump. While earning €4 million a year at OL, Xherdan Shaqiri left the Rhone club last winter following a completely failed half-season. But the Swiss has fallen back on his feet: he now earns €7.73 million a year in Chicago, according to MLS Players Association. He is the highest paid player in the American Championship ahead of Chicharito Hernandez (5.7 M€ at LA Galaxy) and Gonzalo Higuain (5.5 M€ at Inter Miami).