Here are some of the highest earning footballers

Footballers are arguably the highest earning sportspersons. Football as a sport has always been the richest sport. According to many experts and reports, football has a $600 billion market cap. Football has nearly 43% control of the global sports market. In the Premier League 2021-22 season made $5.43 billion in revenue. The average salary of a pro athlete in football is nearly $4 million. Here are some of the highest earning footballers.

Mohammed Salah

The Egyptian winger is the joint fifth highest earning footballer. Mohammed Salah draws a salary of $35 million per year as Liverpool player. Salah has won almost every trophy there is to win with Liverpool. Salah even earns close $18 million from sponsorship and endorsements.

Erling Haaland

The Norweigian forward has already impressed everyone with his goal scoring abiliites across Germany and now in England. Erling Haaland is set to break man records in his debut season for Manchester City. Haaland draws the same salary Salah gets around 35 million euros from his club. He is also believed to have signed an $18 million endorsement deal. With age on his side it is likely that his salary would increase in the coming years.

Neymar

When Neymar joined Paris Saint Germain from Barcelona the transfer broke all the records. The Brazilian has done well financially for himself over the years. The winger eans around 37 million euros every year from his club. Off the football field his earning are reportedly $32 million while promoting numerous products.

Lionel Messi

Arguably the greatest of alltime footballer is third highest earner footballer. Lionel Messi like Neymar joined Paris Saint Germain from Barcelona. Unlike Neymar, Messi came to PSG on a free transfer. The Argentitnian wizard has an yearly salary of 41 million euros. The recent FIFA World Cup winner earns $48 million in his endorsements of products like watches, sportswear and many products.

Kylian Mbappe

The 24-year-old French footballer signed a highly lucrative deal to stay at PSG and not move to Real Madrid. The 2018 FIFA World Cup winner earns a high salary 62 million euros per year at PSG. His weekly wages comes out be slightly higher than a million euros.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo with his transfer to Al-Nassr became the highest earning footballer. His contract with the Saudi club gets him a salary o $177 million each year. Being as popular as CR7 is it is not a surprise that there are huge sums of money $60 million.

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