# Top 10 highest paid football players in the world

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Published: 2024-01-10  
Updated: 2024-01-10  
Author: Rahul Roy

In today’s world, the amount of money football players get is quite large amount. The clubs have very wealthy owners who invest a large sum of money to see their club get all success. In order to make their club successful, they bring in all the top players of the game. The top players come with a hefty price tag and along with that a large salary.

[Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo) made a surprising move when he signed for the Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr. He has been offered the most lucrative contract in football history, which made him the highest paid football player in the world with a jaw-dropping annual salary of £177 million.

[Voetbal Travel](https://www.voetbaltravel.nl/) has now analysed the salaries of over 33,000 active football players from 200+ countries to release a report of the highest-paid football players in the world.

## ***Top 10 highest paid football players in the world***

> Straight Back To It. Great win in front of the fans 🔥💙 [pic.twitter.com/zPbO8PkhLO](https://t.co/zPbO8PkhLO)
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> — Raheem Sterling (@sterling7) [December 27, 2022](https://twitter.com/sterling7/status/1607848432705703938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## 10. Raheem Sterling

Club: Chelsea  
League: Premier League  
Country: England  
Annual Salary: **£16,900,000**

> [pic.twitter.com/ZKSrG4wMMP](https://t.co/ZKSrG4wMMP)
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> — Mohamed Salah (@MoSalah) [January 10, 2023](https://twitter.com/MoSalah/status/1612852329119727618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## 9. Mohamed Salah

Club: Liverpool  
League: Premier League  
Country: Egypt  
Annual Salary: **£18,200,000**

> 💪🏾⌛️ [pic.twitter.com/ZQm63Gxvms](https://t.co/ZQm63Gxvms)
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> — David Alaba (@David_Alaba) [January 21, 2023](https://twitter.com/David_Alaba/status/1616824383024005120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## 8. David Alaba

Club: Real Madrid  
League: La Liga  
Country: Austria  
Annual Salary: **£18,824,000**

> Spirit, desire and fight   
> Manchester is RED 🔴 [pic.twitter.com/mlsmUJGGWf](https://t.co/mlsmUJGGWf)
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> — David de Gea (@D_DeGea) [January 14, 2023](https://twitter.com/D_DeGea/status/1614308987221975041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## 7. David De Gea

Club: Manchester United  
League: Premier League  
Country: Spain  
Annual Salary: **£19,500,000**

> The right response 🤝 🔵 [#mancity](https://twitter.com/hashtag/mancity?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/qG8EzoFDEa](https://t.co/qG8EzoFDEa)
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> — Erling Haaland (@ErlingHaaland) [January 20, 2023](https://twitter.com/ErlingHaaland/status/1616455112888823809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## 6. Erling Haaland

Club: Manchester City  
League: Premier League  
Country: Norway  
Annual Salary: **£19,500,000**

> Starting off the year with a big W! 💪🏼 [pic.twitter.com/4r92UEjNIw](https://t.co/4r92UEjNIw)
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> — Kevin De Bruyne (@KevinDeBruyne) [January 5, 2023](https://twitter.com/KevinDeBruyne/status/1611133105418522624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## 5. Kevin De Bruyne

Club: Manchester City  
League: Premier League  
Country: Belgium  
Annual Salary: **£20,800,000**

> 🚨 Lionel Messi has been named World Soccer Player of the Year for a record SIXTH time!  
>   
> 6️⃣ 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi 🔥🆕🔥  
> 5⃣ 🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo  
> 3⃣ 🇧🇷 Ronaldo  
> 2️⃣ 🇵🇱 Lewandowski  
> 2⃣ 🇧🇷 Ronaldinho  
>   
> Another record for the 35 year old 🤯 [pic.twitter.com/mTzSfgXH6C](https://t.co/mTzSfgXH6C)
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> — Exclusive Messi (@ExclusiveMessi) [January 24, 2023](https://twitter.com/ExclusiveMessi/status/1617844478211149824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## 4. Lionel Messi

Club: Paris Saint-Germain  
League: Ligue 1  
Country: Argentina  
Annual Salary: **£34,840,000**

> FUTURE, if you know you know 🫶 [@pumafootball](https://twitter.com/pumafootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)  
> Available now on [https://t.co/CgUJQPi3kR](https://t.co/CgUJQPi3kR) . [pic.twitter.com/PCgwcSLUVv](https://t.co/PCgwcSLUVv)
>
> — Neymar Jr (@neymarjr) [January 13, 2023](https://twitter.com/neymarjr/status/1613857500847022083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## 3. Neymar

Club: Paris Saint-Germain  
League: Ligue 1  
Country: Brazil  
Annual Salary: **£42,120,000**

> The king of football has left us but his legacy will never be forgotten.   
> RIP KING 💔👑… [pic.twitter.com/F55PrcM2Ud](https://t.co/F55PrcM2Ud)
>
> — Kylian Mbappé (@KMbappe) [December 29, 2022](https://twitter.com/KMbappe/status/1608544190228750342?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## 2. Kylian Mbappe

Club: Paris Saint-Germain  
League: Ligue 1  
Country: France  
Annual Salary: **£64,000,000**

> First game, first win – well done guys 🙌🏻 Thanks to all the fans for incredible support. 💙💛 [pic.twitter.com/vmgwE8TgVo](https://t.co/vmgwE8TgVo)
>
> — Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) [January 22, 2023](https://twitter.com/Cristiano/status/1617281959893340160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## 1. Cristiano Ronaldo

Club: Al Nassr  
League: Saudi Pro League  
Country: Portugal  
Annual Salary: **£177,000,000**

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