Highest-paid players in world football: Ronaldo, Messi, Mbappe…

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Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe are some of the most famous athletes on the planet and among the highest-paid too.

Messi wasn’t on our last update of this list, but appears at 13th on £360,876 at Inter Miami.

In the Premier League, Manchester City’s Erling Haaland makes more than anybody else, as he earns a base wage of £525,000 per week.

Harry Kane is the only player from the Bundesliga who makes the top 10, as he’s currently earning around £410,000 per week with Bayern Munich.

When it comes to La Liga, only Mbappe (£512,922) and Vinicius Junior (£410,393) earn enough to gain entry here.

In Ligue 1, Ousmane Dembele is the highest earner on £298,000 per week and in Serie A, it’s Lautaro Martinez, who’s taking home a weekly wage of £273,000 at Inter Milan.

Other than in Europe, the remaining highest-paid superstars are all playing in Saudi Arabia.

Cristiano Ronaldo still ranks as the highest-paid player in the Saudi Pro League and world football, earning a whopping £3.4million per week with Al-Nassr.

Other players earning more than £400,000 per week in Saudi Arabia include Karim Benzema, Sadio Mane, Kalidou Koulibaly, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Ivan Toney.

As per Capology, here are the 15 highest-earning players in world football.

1. Cristiano Ronaldo – £3,421,039 per week
2. Karim Benzema – £2,010,107 per week
3. Sadio Mane – £656,629 per week
4. Kalidou Koulibaly – £569,626 per week
5. Erling Haaland – £525,000 per week
6. Kylian Mbappe – £512,992 per week
=7. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic – £418,765 per week
=7. Ivan Toney – £418,765 per week
=9. Vinicius Junior – £410,393 per week
=9. Harry Kane – £410,393 per week
11. Jamal Musiala – £374,771 per week
12. Darwin Nunez – £368,533 per week
13. Lionel Messi – £360,876 per week
14. Virgil van Dijk – £350,000 per week
15. Ruben Neves – £343,417 per week