Footballers earn a vast amount of money by playing professional football every year. Here, we will know about the top 5 paid football players in the world.
Lionel Messi is currently sitting on the crown both with his playing skills and his salaries. Currently, he is the highest-paid footballer in the world. Along with him, 3 of the top five are from the French Club PSG. Cristiano Ronaldo is not in the top 5 list, but he is also getting a large amount o money from his club and endorsements. Real Madrid star Gareth Bale is in the 4th position. Today, we will know everything about their earnings here.
1. Lionel Messi
- Club: PSG
- Salary: £960,000 per week
- Net Worth: $600 Million
Lionel Messi is currently the highest-paid athlete in the world. He receives a salary per year from PSG. He was ready to sign a £1.1m per week deal with Barca, but they were not able to keep him due to their financial condition. Messi also earns a huge amount of money from his sponsors Pepsi and Adidas. He receives nearly end storms of $25 million from his sponsors. Lionel Messi has a net worth of $600 million.
2. Neymar:
- Club: PSG
- Salary: £606,000 per week
- Net Worth: $200 Million
Brazilian superstar Neymar has a net worth of $200 million. He is the second-highest-paid football player in the world. He receives £30million per year from his club every year. In Barcelona, Neymar received a $15 million per year salary. In August 2017, he moved to PSG with s $200 million dollar transfer fee. He also gets and handsome amount of money from his sponsors every year.
3. Luis Suarez
- Club: Atheletico de Madrid
- Salary: £575,000 per week
- Net Worth: $70 Million
Luis Suarez is currently playing at the Athletico Madrid. The club pays him a salary of £575,000 per week which is the third-highest on our list. The player has a net worth of $70 million USD. He receives most of his money from professional football. Suarez is also sponsored by Adidas, PepsiCo, My Brand, Hawker. He receives $6 million endorsements from his sponsors.
4. Gareth Bale
- Club: Real Madrid
- Salary: £500,000 per week
- Net Worth: $96 Million
Gareth Bale is currently receiving £500,000 per week from his club Real Madrid. He was one of the biggest signings of Real Madrid. Bale has a net worth of $96 million. He earns lots of money from endorsements. He receives $11m a year from endorsements. Bale is sponsored by many international companies like Nissan, Konami, EA Sports, Foot Locker, BT Sport, and Lucozade. Currently his for hos not going too well. He was sent to Tottenham for a loan in the 2020/21 season.
5.Kylian Mbappe
- Club: PSG
- Salary: £410,000 per week
- Net Worth: $95 Million
Mbappe is the third highest-paid player of PGS and 5th on our list. He gets a weekly salary of £410,000 from the club. Mbappe has a net worth of $95 million dollars. He gets a good endorsement from different brands like Nike. He is also a cover face of the EA Sports FIFA Video Game. Mbappe spends a good amount of money on charity work. He donated his Word Cup Winning bonus of 500,000 dollars for the support of disabled children.
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