Cristiano Ronaldo once again became the highest-paid player in the world, and Mbappe was knocked off the podium

The American magazine Forbes ranked him as the best football player in the world last year, but Kylian Mbappé has now lost this title to Cristiano Ronaldo.

There have been many changes since the last ranking of the highest-paid footballers in the world that the famous American magazine reveals every year Forbes. Since then, Saudi Arabia has not hesitated to offer millions to cover the costs of stars who seemed destined to stay in Europe. The first example is with Cristiano Ronaldo, who was the first international star to set foot on Saudi soil.

Thanks to his golden contract with Al-Nassr, the Portuguese once again became the highest-paid footballer with €247 million per year (including additional sporting income). It should be noted that Forbes takes into account “total sporting revenues, including base salaries, bonuses and, in some cases, club image rights agreements)” and that “non-sporting revenues include partnerships, licensing, appearances and marketing”. Player-run products and companies.”

Mbappé was expelled from the podium

The highest-paid item of last season with around 121 million euros received in 2022, Kylian Mbappé now occupies fourth place in the ranking created by Forbes. The Parisian is now ahead of Lionel Messi (128 million euros with Inter Miami) and Neymar (106 million euros with Al Hilal). Many stars such as Mohamed Salah, Kevin De Bruyne and Karim Benzema appear in the top 11 list revealed by Forbes.

Eden Hazard, who has been on the list for a few months and who earned 29 million euros at Real Madrid, is on the list because he is without a club and has retired. Andres Iniesta is still active in the UAE despite being 39 years old, and looks far removed from the €28 million he earned at Vissel Kobe in Japan.

Ranking of the highest paid football players in the world according to Forbes magazine:

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nasr) 247 million euros annually (190 million salaries and 57 million additional sports income)
2. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami): 128 million euros annually (57 million salaries and 66 million additional sports income)
3. Neymar (Al-Hilal) 106 million euros annually (76 million salaries and 30 million additional sports income)
4. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain): 104 million euros annually (85 million salaries and 19 million additional sports income)
5. Karim Benzema (FA): 100 million euros annually (95 million salary and 5 million additional sporting income)
6. Erling Haaland (Manchester City): 55 million euros annually (43 million salaries and 11 million additional sporting income)
7. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool): 50 million euros annually (33 million salaries and 17 million additional sporting income)
8. Sadio Mane (Al-Nasr): 49 million euros annually (45 million salaries and 3.8 million additional sports income)
9. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City): 37 million euros annually (33 million salaries and 3.8 million additional sporting income)
10. Harry Kane (Bayern Munich): 34 million euros annually (24 million salaries and 9.5 million additional sports income)
11. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona): 32 million euros annually (22 million salaries and 9.5 million additional sports income)