39 minutes agoThese are the world's top paid football players
Periskopi(2 years ago)
(2 years ago)American magazine “Forbes” has published its list of the world's paid football players, while the obvious is how part of them have been lured by the huge offerings from the Saudi championship. At the top of this ranking is confirmed by Cristiano Ronaldo, who annually receives $225 million in total, 262.3, respectively. [...]
American magazine “Forbes” has published its list of the world's paid football players, while the obvious is how part of them have been lured by the huge offerings from the Saudi championship.
At the top of this ranking is confirmed by Cristiano Ronaldo, who annually receives $225m, respectively, 262.3m euros.
Of them, 202.5m euros come from Al Nasr and 59.8m from other sources.
We see Lionel Mess of Inter Miami in second place, following “Gazeta Express”.
The Argentinian star is paid 124.2m euros a year, which means CR7 receives more than once the world champion.
The third spot, which completes the podium, is reserved for Neymar Junior.
Al-Hilal's striker, even though he's been hurt for a year, pays 101.2m euros a year at the club from Pro Saudi League.
Golden Ball winner Karim Benzema pays 95.7m euros in the other Saudi club, Al-Ittihad.
On the other hand, Kyljan Mbpee, who moved from Paris Saint-Germaine to Real Madrid during the past year, receives 82.8m euros.
In this case, former Monaco football player becomes the most paid player by football players playing in European football.
To complete Top 10 we see the names of the Manchester City's Erling Haaland (55.2m euros), Winnitius Junior of Real Madrid (50.6 million), Mohammed Salah of Liverpool (48.7 million) and Kevin de Bruine of Manchester City (35.8 million).
This list highlights not only the economic potential of modern football but also the impact of the Saudi championship in the global context of football.
