How is the highest paid player in the world

Perhaps a surprise in the top three, Suarez has been proving Atleti spent their money well and that he can still do it at the top level.

After being allowed to leave by the Blaugrana, Suarez has excelled at Griezmann 's former club, helping them win the LaLiga Santander title in his first season. The second PSG player on the list, Neymar is now second only to his new teammate after Ronaldo lost his spot at number two. The Brazilian forward is a global star but cannot compete with Ronaldo in terms of sponsorship deals.

New club, same status. The best on the planet, perhaps the greatest of all time, it's no surprise he commands the biggest wages in the sport. The Argentine is the only footballer earning more than 1m dollars per week and his bonuses and sponsorships will take that figure even higher. Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich - , dollars per week The only Bundesliga player on the list, Lewandowski was named FIFA's Men's Player of the Year in and has an incredible scoring record in addition to a large trophy collection.

Ronaldo spent the height of his career at Real Madrid, one of the most valuable European soccer teams. The Madrid-based team has the most titles in the UEFA Champions League , taking home the trophy four out of five times between and However, having won everything imaginable at Real Madrid, Ronaldo sought a new challenge in and transferred to Juventus to try his luck in the Italian Serie A.

Messi's European dominance The list of Lionel Messi's personal and club achievements is almost endless. Since his debut back in , the diminutive attacker played over matches for Barcelona and scored at a rate of almost one goal every game.

FC Barcelona is one of the most valuable sports team brands in the world , valued at over four billion U. However, following months of speculation, Messi finally left his boyhood club in to seek a new challenge at French champions Paris-Saint Germain.

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More information. Not only is he pulling in the most wages for the Reds, he also has the highest salary in the Premier League.

The amount Kylian Mbappe earns could increase if he secures a transfer away from Paris Saint-Germain with his contract coming to an end at the conclusion of this season. Coutinho enjoyed a spell at Liverpool earlier in his career, while Ramos had to leave Real Madrid earlier this summer after his contract renewal was revoked by the club.

Eden Hazard had been linked to a move back to Chelsea in the transfer window after a disappointing spell at Real Madrid.

He stayed put and considering the amount he is paid every week the club will hope he has finds form this season. Having first moved to the J-League in , former Barcelona maestro Iniesta is now contractually tied to Vissel until , by which time he'll be just shy of The flamboyant Frenchman's future at United remains as uncertain as ever, though it is suggested that following a glut of high-profile arrivals at Old Trafford including Ronaldo, Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane , Pogba is now considering a contract extension to stay on for long haul.

A post shared by Paul Labile Pogba paulpogba. Previously in exile, Bale is now back in the fold at Real Madrid having previously fallen so far out of favour that he was forced to return to former club Tottenham on loan for the season.

Once if only briefly the most expensive footballer on the planet, the Welshman has made three appearances in La Liga so far this campaign, even scoring his first goal for Los Blancos in almost two years when he found the net against Levante last month. A post shared by Gareth Bale garethbale It's perhaps surprising to see Hazard rise into the top 10 given the malaise that seems to have engulfed the Belgian for the past two seasons -- two seasons during which he sat out for a combined 59 games.

There are rumours that Real are looking to offload Hazard and his considerable salary at the nearest possible juncture, which may well effect his position on this list come Two players featured in the list last season but have been overtaken by others.

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