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REVEALED: Lionel Messi leads the way in monthly wages as he earns nearly DOUBLE that of Cristiano Ronaldo as Antoine Griezmann, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe make up top 10 of the world’s highest-paid footballers
- The list for the top 10 highest-paid footballers in the world has been revealed
- Lionel Messi leads from the front as he brings in £7.3million a month before tax
- Messi earns almost double that of Cristiano Ronaldo who rakes in £4.1m a month
- Antoine Griezmann surprisingly makes up the top three of best-paid players
- PSG duo Neymar and Kylian Mbappe also feature along with Philippe Coutinho
Lionel Messi is the best-paid player on the planet as he rakes in an astonishing £7.3million a month before tax – nearly twice the amount that Cristiano Ronaldo does at Juventus.
In L’Equipe’s annual salary report, the French news outlet revealed who the 10 best-paid footballers in Europe are going by monthly wage before tax.
Of these 10, five play in Spain, a pair play in France and England respectively while just the one player features in Italy.
Barcelona’s Lionel Messi is the best-paid player as he brings in £7.3million a month before tax
Messi earns almost double that of rival Cristiano Ronaldo who rakes in £4.1m a month
Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann surprisingly makes up the top three best-paid players
It’s no secret that modern-day players are paid huge sums of money but the amount Messi receives on a monthly basis is extraordinary – even by footballers standards.
The Barcelona talisman signed a new contract in November 2017 which propelled him to the top of the list, beating long-term rival Ronaldo in second who earns a staggering £4.1m (€4.7m) a month before tax.
Surprisingly, coming in third is Antoine Griezmann of Atletico Madrid who earns £2.9m (€3.3m) a month following his well-publicised contract renewal before the World Cup this summer.
Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar follows Griezmann with a reported monthly earnings of £2.7m (€3.06m) while Luis Suarez completes the top five with a monthly wage of £2.5m (€2.9m).
PSG forward Neymar (left) and Barcelona striker Luis Suarez (right) complete the top five
Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale also earns a hefty amount each month before tax
Philippe Coutinho also breaks into the top 10 following his big-money move from Liverpool
Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale (£2.2m), Philippe Coutinho (£2m), Alexis Sanchez (£2m), Kylian Mbappe (£1.5m) and Mesut Ozil (£1.4m) complete the list.
Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski failed to break into the top 10 list with a reported monthly earning of £1.2m (€1.33m) in the Bundesliga.
L’Equipe also released the top earners in Ligue 1, and unsurprisingly, the top five was dominated by PSG players.
With Neymar and Mbappe leading the way, Edinson Cavani (£1.3m), Thiago Silva (£1m) and Angel Di Maria (£1m) complete the list.
The French newspaper also reported that Mbappe’s monthly wage increase by £160,000 (€180,000) between his first and second season at the Parisan club following his big-money switch from Monaco.
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