Keagan Dolly and Percy Tau

Keagan Dolly and Percy Tau are the highest-paid South Africans in the DStv Premiership and Egypt, respectively. ©Samuel Shivambu/Backpagepix

Highest-paid South African soccer player: Keagan Dolly or Percy Tau? STAGGERING salaries REVEALED

Keagan Dolly and Percy Tau are the highest-paid South Africans in the DStv Premiership and Egypt respectively.

Keagan Dolly and Percy Tau

Keagan Dolly and Percy Tau are the highest-paid South Africans in the DStv Premiership and Egypt, respectively. ©Samuel Shivambu/Backpagepix

Keagan Dolly and Percy Tau are the highest-paid South Africans in the DStv Premiership and Egypt respectively.

Dolly’s move from Montpellier to Naturena saw him become the new top earner in the PSL while Tau’s new contract under Pitso Mosimane makes him the most valuable South African playing abroad.

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Both players left Europe to return to Africa and this came at a massive cost to their new clubs.

So who is the highest-paid South African football player?

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Dolly is the most expensive player in the PSL, taking home a whopping R1. 45 million a month!

That is over R500 000 more than Kaizer Chiefs teammate, Samir Nurkovic, the previously top-paid player in the DStv Premiership. The former Sundowns and Montpellier star the biggest earner in PSL history but how does it compare to Tau’s new deal at Al Ahly?

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If you guessed that Tau takes home the biggest salary, you guessed right.

According to KickOff, The Lion of Judah earns R1.5 million a month!

This is R50 000 a month more than Dolly. Mosimane’s new recruit returned to play for Bafana Bafana against Zimbabwe and it was clear that he has quite a way to go to return to full match fitness and to regain his confidence.

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This is understandable given that he hardly played a game for Brighton and Hove Albion during his recent tenure at the club.

Dolly will be the top earner in the PSL for many seasons to come if he continues to put in big performances for Chiefs. His first touch was an assist for Khama Billiat which he has followed up with a Man of the Match display in Amakhosi’s 2-1 victory of Baroka FC.

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Both of these men are worth their weight in gold and will be massive for their clubs this season.

Do you think Tau deserves to be the highest-paid South African football player?