The English press has published the top of the world's best-paid players at the moment. Lionel Messi made a huge leap in this ranking. By signing the new Barcelona contract, the Argentinean genius has once again become the world's best paid player. He deposed his countryman Carlos Tevez, former national colleague.
Lionel Messi's income in Barcelona has reached 45 million euros a year and has grown by two and a half compared to five years ago when he won his third career gold bull. No other player in Barcelona is among the top ten in the world.
Fight Europa vs. China in the top 10 of annual revenue is balanced: 5 players from the continent's strong teams face other emerging from Asia's new financial paradise. Messi's team includes Neymar, Ronaldo, Mbappe and Pogba. Beyond, Asians come from Tevez, Oscar, Lavezzi, Hulk and Graziano Pelle.
It captures the low position of the Golden Bull in this hierarchy. Although he reached the 5th ball, Cristiano Ronaldo did not even catch the top 5, being overtaken by Messi, Neymar and 3 "Chinese! This is precisely what seems to be the reason why Ronaldo has come to "knives" with the heads of the Real. The Portuguese star is targeting a salary increase that will even bring him closer to Barcelona's rival Lionel Messi.
Here's how the top salary in football:
- Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 46 million a year
2*. Carlos Tevez (Shanghai Shenhua) 38 million a year - Neymar (PSG) - 36 million euros per year
- Oscar (Shanghai SIPG) - 24 million a year
- Ezequiel Lavezzi (Hebei China Fortune) - 22 million euros per year
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) - 21 million euros per year
- Hulk (Shanghai SIPG) - 20 million euros per year
- Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain) 18 million euros per year
- Paul Pogba (Manchester United) 17.5 million a year
- Graziano Pelle (Shandong Luneng) 17 million per year
- The ranking was made before Carlos Tevez left China. More than likely, with the transfer to Boca Juniors, the Argentine will disappear from this top.