In today’s world, the amount of money football players get is quite a large amount. The clubs have very wealthy owners who invest a large sum of money to see their club get all the 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.
Along with the salary, the football players also earn a good amount of money from endorsements which make their total earnings quite huge.
So here we take a look at the top 10 highest-paid football players in the world in 2021:
10. Eden Hazard
Club: Real Madrid
League: La Liga
Country: Belgium
Salary: $26m
Endorsements: $3m
Total Earnings: $29m
9. Gareth Bale
Club: Real Madrid
League: La Liga
Country: Wales
Salary: $26m
Endorsements: $6m
Total Earnings: $32m
8. Paul Pogba
Club: Manchester United
League: Premier League
Country: France
Salary: $27m
Endorsements: $7m
Total Earnings: $34m
7. Andres Iniesta
Club: Vissel Kobe
League: J1 League
Country: Spain
Salary: $31m
Endorsements: $4m
Total Earnings: $35m
6. Robert Lewandowski
Club: Bayern Munich
League: Bundesliga
Country: Poland
Salary: $27m
Endorsements: $8m
Total Earnings: $35m
5. Mohamed Salah
Club: Liverpool
League: Premier League
Country: Egypt
Salary: $25m
Endorsements: $16m
Total Earnings: $41m
4. Kylian Mbappe
Club: Paris Saint-Germain
League: Ligue 1
Country: France
Salary: $28m
Endorsements: $15m
Total Earnings: $43m
3. Neymar Jr
Club: Paris Saint-Germain
League: Ligue 1
Country: Brazil
Salary: $75m
Endorsements: $20m
Total Earnings: $95m
2. Lionel Messi
Club: Paris Saint-Germain
League: Ligue 1
Country: Argentina
Salary: $75m
Endorsements: $35m
Total Earnings: $110m
1. Cristiano Ronaldo
Club: Manchester United
League: Premier League
Country: Portugal
Salary: $70m
Endorsements: $55m
Total Earnings: $125m
via Forbes
