Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are two highest paid footballers in the world and that too by far with their after-tax salary contracts with Real Madrid and Barcelona respectively. We take a look at top 15 footballers with massive salaries as we head to 2016-17 season
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Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are by far the highest paid footballers in the world. Both players have unique contracts with their respective clubs where they are paid salaries after tax. Cristiano Ronaldo signed for Real Madrid back in 2009 for a world record fee and he became the highest paid player in the world when he signed new 5 year deal with Real Madrid back in 2016 and that will keep him at Madrid until 2021. His new 5 year contract is worth £76 million in total and he will be paid £365,000 a week after tax which means he costs Real madrid a handsome £39 million a year.
NO# | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY |
1 Carlos Tevez (Shenhua FC) | £615,000 | £32 million | |
2 | Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) | £365,000 after tax | £19 million after tax |
3 | Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) | £350,000 after tax | £18.6 million after tax |
4 | Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) | £320,000 | £17 million |
5 | Oscar (Shanghai SIPG) | £290,000 | £15 million |
6 | Neymar (Barcelona) | £289,000 | £15 million |
7 | Luis Suarez (Barcelona) | £240,000 | £12.5 million |
8 | Hulk (Shanghai SIPG) | £320,000 | £15.3 million |
9 | Paul Pogba (Manchester United) | £290,000 | £13.9 million |
10 | Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) | £260,000 | £13.5 million |
11 | Pelle (Shandong Luneng Taishan) | £260,000 | £13.5 million |
12 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United) | £220,000 | £11.4 million |
13 | Yaya Toure (Man City) | £230,000 | £11.9 million |
14 | Sergio Aguero (Man City) | £230,000 | £11.9 million |
15 | Asamoah Gyan (Shanghai SIPG) | £227,000 | £11.8 million |
16 | David Silva (Man City) | £210,000 | £10.9 million |
17 | David De Gea (Manchester United) | £200,000 | £10 million |
18 | Bastian Schweinsteiger (Man Utd) | £200,000 | £10 million |
19 | Thiago Silva (PSG) | £185,000 | £9.6 million |
20 | Eden Hazard (Chelsea) | £185,000 | £9.6 million |
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