Top 10 highest paid football players in the world

It's no secret that professional football has become a very lucrative job in recent years. At the same time, you don’t even have to play at the highest level, it’s enough just to go out on the field about once a week.

Recently, the geography of the highest football fees has confidently turned towards China. The local Super League clubs are buying up experienced, famous football players to improve the level of their championship. At the same time, they sometimes offer players simply fantastic fees, persuading them to move to China.

In Europe, the most football continent in the world, wages are also doing quite well. The top clubs of the leading championships are ready to pay their leaders colossal sums corresponding to the level of their skill.

We present to your attention a list of the highest paid football players on the planet. This shows your net salary per week, excluding advertising fees and bonuses.

Neymar (Barcelona) - $371,400

The talented Brazilian forward earns money every week, with which he can buy a brand new Lamborghini. But it’s worth noting that he honestly earns every cent on the field.

Paul Pogba (Manchester United) - $372,600

The Frenchman's move to the English team is the most expensive transfer in football history.

Axel Witsel (Tianjin Quanjian) - $385,400

The Belgian moved to China last season, where he signed a 22 million contract with one of the Super League clubs.

Hulk (Shanghai SIPG) - $411,000

The career of the famous Brazilian striker also continued in China, where he earns more than 400 thousand dollars a week.

Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) - $411,000

In his last season, the legendary Welsh footballer Gareth Bale was plagued by constant injuries. Therefore, it is not at all surprising that Real Madrid wants to get rid of such a highly paid player. After all, paying 411 thousand dollars a week to a person who does not go to the football field is completely unprofitable even for the royal club.

Lionel Messi (Barcelona) - $462,400

Another representative of the Catalan club, Argentine superstar Lionel Messi, is not the highest paid football player in the world, but in terms of his level of play he is one of the best.

Oscar (Shanghai SIPG) - $514,000

Hulk's teammate Oscar was one of the first star players who agreed to move from London's Chelsea to the Chinese Super League for huge money.

Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) - $545,000

Winner of several Golden Balls and newly crowned European champion in the Portuguese national team, Cristiano Ronaldo earns more than half a million dollars weekly. And this is only the salary at the club!

Carlos Tevez (Shanghai Shenhua) - $790,000

When the ultra-experienced Argentine forward moved to China, many could not find an explanation for this. It turned out that everything was very simple - no club in Europe could offer such a fantastic fee to Tevez. However, there is information that Carlos is not very happy and dreams of returning to one of the top championships.

Ezequiel Lavezzi (Hebei China Fortune) - $1,025,000

The Argentine striker really earns more every week than most of the world's inhabitants will be able to earn in their entire lives.