🤑 Barça star joins list: the world's best-paid footballers | OneFootball

As every year, Forbes Magazine has published the list of the world’s highest-paid footballers and let’s just say: we’re not exactly surprised by the rankings. 

Cristiano Ronaldo is, of course, still reigning at number 1, and once again, the other GOAT, Lionel Messi, has to settle for second place. So close in the table, yet sooooo far apart in terms of salary: In the desert state, they’re paying more than twice as much—specifically, $150 million more per year—for CR7’s services. Tasty.

There are, however, two small changes compared to last year: With his move to FC Santos, Neymar has fallen off the podium. Last year, with an annual salary of $110 million, he was still in third place, but this year he’s no longer in the top 10.

And Kevin de Bruyne, who last year held a respectable tenth place with $39 million, will drop out of the ranking in 2025. Apparently, Napoli isn’t paying well enough after all.

This year, their spots have been taken by Jude Bellingham at number nine ($44 million) and the just 18-year-old Lamine Yamal at number ten ($43 million).

The List at a Glance

1. Cristiano Ronaldo: $280 million (€239 million)

2. Lionel Messi: $130 million (€111 million)

3. Karim Benzema: $104 million (€89 million)

4. Kylian Mbappé: $95 million (€81 million)

5. Erling Haaland: $80 million (€68 million)

6. Vinicius Jr: $60 million (€51 million)

7. Mohamed Salah: $55 million (€47 million)

8. Sadio Mané: $54 million (€46 million)

9. Jude Bellingham: $44 million (€38 million)

10. Lamine Yamal: $43 million (€37 million).

If things keep going like this—where do you think we’ll see Yamal next year?

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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