According to a Forbes report, Cristiano Ronaldo is currently the highest-paid footballer in the world. Harry Kane earns the most from the Bundesliga.
According to estimates by the business magazine, the Portuguese superstar will earn a total of the equivalent of 247 million euros from his salary and advertising revenue in 2023. Ronaldo has been playing for Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia since the beginning of the year. The clubs in the Saudi Pro League based there attracted top players with astronomical sums, especially in the summer.
Messi and Neymar behind Ronaldo
Accordingly, other professionals from clubs in the country made it to the top of the list of top-paid kickers. After Argentina’s world champion captain Lionel Messi, who plays in the USA for Inter Miami and is expected to earn a total of 128 million euros, comes the Brazilian Neymar from Al-Hilal (106 million) ahead of Kylian Mbappe from Paris St Germain (104 million). Fifth is Karim Benzema (101 million) from Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia.
Harry Kane highest paid Bundesliga professional
While Manchester City Star striker Erling Haaland follows in sixth place with a calculated 55 million euros, it will still take a few places until the first Bundesliga professional comes: Bayern Munich’s top signing Harry Kane is ranked tenth according to “Forbes” and is expected to receive around 34 million euros from the club and received from its advertising partners.
In total, the eleven highest-paid soccer players in the world will earn almost 950 million euros before taxes and consulting fees, according to the report. This is an increase of an enormous 53 percent compared to the previous year.