Sulley earns $2.2m a year from new Milan deal

As reported by 90minutes some weeks back that the purported new deal Sulley Muntari is supposed to sign to make him a permanent AC Milan player has already been signed long ago, Corriere dello Sport has released a list of earnings by Milan players which confirms the Ghanaian international has indeed signed the contract long before people thought he’d do so.

The list reveals Muntari earns a wage €45,000 which culminates to €2.2m annually, and thereby eclipses Ghanaian compatriot, Kevin Prince Boateng’s by €200,000. Just as was reported by 90minutes, Muntari against the odds, was approached with a contract just 2-weeks into his loan deal at Milan, having been loaned out by Inter Milan in some very bizarre circumstances.

It will be recalled the 28-year old was going to exhaust the remainder of his Inter contract during the 6-month loan stint yet Inter did not mind sending him out. In that period, he repaid the confidence shown by Maxi Allegri by netting 3 times in 13 outings. As is evident on the list, Muntari was offered a 4-year deal in January which expires in 2015, contrary to schools of thought he was going to be made to justify reasons he should be offered a contract during the loan period.

The deal makes Muntari the 7th highest paid in Milan, tieing with new boy Ricardo Montolivo. Only Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Robinho, Phillippe Mexes, Thiago Silva, Alexandre Pato and Antonio Cassano earn more than he does on the 24-man team list.