Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – It was reported that Kylian Mbappe, player of Paris Saint-Germain, is the highest-earning football player during the 2023/2022 season, in terms of salary, bonuses and endorsements, followed by Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, then Argentine Lionel Messi, The Egyptian Mohamed Salah came in fifth place.
And the “Sportico” website, which specializes in sports economics, published a report on the top 10 highest-earning football players, through talks with agents, clubs and marketing experts in the United States and Europe, which are pre-tax forecasts for the current season.
Here is the list of the highest paid footballers in the 2023/2022 season:
1- French Kylian Mbappe, Paris Saint-Germain player: $125 million, distributed between salary and bonus: $105 million, and endorsements: $20 million.
2- Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United player: $113 million, distributed between salary and bonus: $53 million, and endorsements: $60 million.
3- Argentine Lionel Messi, Paris Saint-Germain player: $110 million, distributed between salary and bonus: $62 million, and endorsements: $48 million.
4- Brazilian Neymar da Silva, Paris Saint-Germain player: $91 million; Compose salary and bonus: $56 million, Endorsements: $35 million.
5- Egyptian Mohamed Salah, Liverpool player: $39.5 million, distributed between salary and bonus: $24.5 million, and endorsements: $15 million.
6- Belgian Eden Hazard, Real Madrid player: $31.1 million, distributed between salary and bonus: $28.6 million, and endorsements: $2.5 million.
7- Andres Iniesta, Vissel Cuban player: $30 million, distributed between salary and bonus: $23 million, and endorsements: $7 million.
8- England’s Raheem Sterling, Chelsea player: $29.4 million, distributed between salary and bonus: $21.4 million, and endorsements: $8 million.
9- Belgian Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City player: $29 million, distributed between salary and bonus: $25.5 million, and endorsements: $3.5 million.
10- French Antoine Griezmann, Atletico Madrid player: $27.5 million, distributed between salary and bonus: $22 million, and endorsements: $5.5 million.
