Top 10 highest paid football players in the world

It's no secret that in recent years, professional football has become a very profitable job. At the same time, it is not even necessary to play at the highest level, it is enough just to go on the field about once a week.

Recently, the geography of the highest football fees has confidently turned towards China. The local clubs of the Super League are buying up experienced famous football players in order to increase the level of their championship. At the same time, they sometimes offer fantastic fees to players, convincing them to move to China.

In Europe - the most football continent in the world - things are also going pretty well with salaries. The top clubs in the leading championships are willing to pay their leaders huge sums corresponding to the level of their skill.

Here is a list of the highest paid football players in the world. This is the net salary per week, excluding advertising fees and bonuses.

Neymar (Barcelona) - $371,400

The talented Brazilian striker earns money every week, for which you can buy a brand new Lamborghini. But it is worth noting that he honestly works out every cent on the field.

Paul Pogba (Manchester United) - $372,600

The transfer of the Frenchman to the English team is the most expensive transfer in the history of football.

Axel Witsel (Tianjin Quanjian) - $385,400

The Belgian moved to China last season, where he signed a 22 million contract with one of the Super League clubs.

Hulk (Shanghai SIPG) - $411,000

The famous Brazilian striker's career also continued in China, where he earns over $400,000 a week.

Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) - $411,000

Legendary Welsh footballer Gareth Bale has been plagued by recurring injuries in his last season. Therefore, it is not surprising that Real Madrid wants to get rid of such a highly paid player. After all, paying 411 thousand dollars a week to a person who does not go out onto the football field is completely unprofitable even for the royal club.

Lionel Messi (Barcelona) - $462,400

Another representative of the Catalan club, the Argentine superstar Lionel Messi, is not the highest paid footballer in the world, but in terms of the level of play he is one of the best.

Oscar (Shanghai SIPG) - $514,000

Hulk's teammate Oscar was one of the first star players to agree to a big money move from London's Chelsea to the Chinese Super League.

Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) - $545,000

The winner of several "Golden Balls" and the newly minted European champion in the national team of Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo earns more than half a million dollars a week. And this is only the salary in the club!

Carlos Tevez (Shanghai Shenhua) - $790,000

When the overexperienced Argentine striker moved to China, many could not find an explanation for this. It turned out that everything is very simple - no club in Europe could offer such a fantastic fee to Tevez. However, there is information that Carlos is not very happy and wants to return to one of the top championships.

Ezequiel Lavezzi (Hebei China Fortune) - $1,025,000

The Argentine striker really earns every week as much as most of the inhabitants of the planet will not be able to earn in a lifetime.