Highest Paid Football Players In The World 2016

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are two highest paid footballers in the world and that too by far with their after-tax salary contracts with Real Madrid and Barcelona respectively. We take a look at top 15 footballers with massive salaries currently active in 2015-16.

Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are by far the highest paid footballers in the world. Both players have unique contracts with their respective clubs where they are paid salaries after tax. Cristiano Ronaldo signed for Real Madrid back in 2009 for a world record fee and he became the highest paid player in the world when he signed new 5 year deal with Real Madrid back in 2013 and that will keep him at Madrid until 2018. His new 5-year contract is worth £76 million in total and he will be paid £288,000 a week after tax which means he costs Real Madrid a handsome £30 million a year.
When Ronaldo signed this deal Barcelona also facilitated Messi with a new financially improved contract back in 2014 which will keep the star at Camp Nou till 2018. His new contract will earn him as much as £275,000 a week after tax. That is €20 million a year (£14.5 million) and this is after tax numbers making him second highest paid player in the world behind Cristiano Ronaldo. These two are in league of their own both on the pitch and off it as well. They have highly lucrative endorsement deals almost doubling their yearly incomes.

1.Cristiano Ronaldo(Real Madrid)

The Real Madrid star is the highest paid footballer in the world banking over £50 million last year.
Ronaldo is also the most popular athlete in the world, if you go by social media. His Facebook and Twitter following eclipses that of all other footballers.
CR7 has a long term agreement with Nike, a signature CR7 line of clothing and a whopper deal with Castrol amongst many others. weekly £288,000 after tax - Yearly £15 million after tax
Ronaldo also has a unique level of control over his image rights, splitting them 60/40 with the club (the benchmark is 50/50) – when you consider the size of the Real Madrid brand across the globe, that extra 10% is likely measured in millions.

2.Lionel Messi(FC Barcelona)

Many pick the little Argentine as the best player in modern football. Whilst his financial figures would support this, he has been pipped to the post by you know who. Messi is the highest earner at Barcelona with an annual salary exceeding £33m. Deals with Pepsi, Samsung and of course his own football boot silo with Adidas place Leo in the elite category of money makers in football. weekly £275,000 after tax - yearly £14.5 million after tax.

3.Zlatan Ibrahimovic(PSG)

The big Swede leads with two major sponsors: Nike and Volvo. He appears regularly and globally for both.
On the field, he is the first player for over 20 years to exceed 30 goals in one season in the French league, this despite him being at the tail end of his career. Destined for the MLS, Zlatan is likely to have at least one more major payday. weekly £250,000 after tax - yearly £13 million.

4.Gareth Bale(Real Madrid)

 The man from Cardiff, Wales has had a meteoric rise since being a left back for Southampton in 2007.
Bale is one of the leading faces at Adidas and BT football, but it’s his salary which nets him the majority of his income. weekly £320,000 before tax.

5.Neymar(Barcelona)

Brazil’s main man Neymar has silenced critics and proved his talent at both club and international level.
Highly marketable, Neymar earns more from product endorsements than at Barcelona and that’s saying something! weekly £220,000 after tax - yearly £11.4 million. Don’t forget, Neymar is yet to peak so is forecast to continue rising in this chart.

6.James Rodriguez

Rodriguez shot to fame during the 2014 World Cup where he won the Golden Boot. Real Madrid snapped him up shortly afterwards, paying £63M to Monaco for his services.
In the Adidas stable, James is also tied up to Gatorade and has his own line of underwear.

7.Wayne Rooney(Manchester United)

The new clean-cut Wayne Rooney is more marketable than the scandal-hit one of a few years ago. Rooney lost sponsorship deals due to his off-field antics, but now the England and Manchester United captain is a coining it in.weekly £250,000 after tax - yearly £13 million
In 2014 he signed a new club contract, he has a huge Nike deal and is also close to completing a book contract with Harper Collins.

8.Radamel Falcao

Despite suffering to find from last season at Manchester United and some doubting his fitness following a serious knee injury, the Chelsea striker will be happy about his financial affairs.
Like Aguero, he is a Puma athlete and recently signed a five year deal with the German sportswear brand.

9.Sergio Aguero(Man City)

Sergio Aguero, nicknamed Kun Aguero is one of the most talented ‘out and out’ goalscorers in the world.
Since 2011 he has been plying his trade at Manchester City with a very healthy salary. He’s one of Puma football’s main athlete’s, headlining the evoSPEED football boot and he’s also a face for Gillette and Pepsi.

 10.Luis Suarez(Barcelona)

Despite being banned for nibbling on Chiellini, his third biting incident, Luis Suarez is still able to command a hefty income from his boot supplier Adidas.
Add to that a top contract with Barcelona and it’s no surprise that the Uruguayan is in the Top 10.

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