Every year, the American magazine Forbes publishes lists of the highest paid footballers of each year, doing the same for 2023.
Understandably, Mr Cristiano Ronaldo is at the top, after the… exorbitant amount of money he received from Al Nasr. The Portuguese superstar is expected to release within the year 260 million dollarsabout double the 135 million of the second on the list Lionel Messi.
The third place is held by Neymar with 112 million dollars, while 110 is expected to be received by Kylian Mbappe and 106 o Karim Benzema. It is typical that three of the top five compete in Saudi Arabiaand only one (Mbappe) in Europe.
The top ten in detail:
1. Cristiano Ronaldo – $260 million
2. Lionel Messi – $135 million
3. Neymar – $112 million
4. Kylian Mbappe – $110 million
5. Karim Benzema – $106 million
6. Erling Haaland – $58 million
7. Mohamed Salah – $53 million
8. Sadio Mane – $52 million
9. Kevin de Bruyne – $39 million
10. Harry Kane – $36 million.
The World’s Highest-Paid Soccer Players 2023 https://t.co/8fl3jqrVU1 by @justbirny pic.twitter.com/NXRZoYUL6e
— Forbes (@Forbes) October 13, 2023
Source: Sport Fm
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