According to Forbes, Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest paid player in 2023, creating a large gap compared to the rest.
The Portuguese superstar earns about 214 million pounds in salary each year, being one of four Saudi Pro League stars in the Top 10. The amount of salary that Ronaldo pockets is nearly double that of his great rival Lionel Messi – who Earning 111 million pounds/year.
Neymar – striker currently on the Al Hilal payroll – appears in the Top 3 with 92 million pounds/year. Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema are in the next two positions, receiving salaries of 90 and 87 million pounds per year respectively. Looking at the Top 5 list, we can see that Ronaldo is completely different from the rest. CR7 is like in another world.
Top 10 highest paid players in the world in 2023 according to Forbes (Unit: million pounds)
Erling Haaland of Man City ranked 6th with 48 million pounds. According to numbers from Forbes, the Norwegian star is the player with the highest salary in the Premier League, 4 million pounds more than Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (44).
Sadio Mane, Salah’s former teammate at Liverpool, also made a lot of money in 2023. The 31-year-old striker earned 43 million pounds, which is only 1 million pounds less than Salah. The remaining two positions in the Top 10 belong to Kevin De Bruyne (32 million pounds) and Harry Kane (30 million pounds). Kane’s salary changed significantly after he arrived at Bayern in the summer of 2023.
According to Forbes, Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest paid player in 2023, creating a large gap compared to the rest.
Ronaldo receives the highest salary in 2023, nearly double that of Messi
The Portuguese superstar earns about 214 million pounds in salary each year, being one of four Saudi Pro League stars in the Top 10. The amount of salary that Ronaldo pockets is nearly double that of his great rival Lionel Messi – who Earning 111 million pounds/year.
Neymar – striker currently on the Al Hilal payroll – appears in the Top 3 with 92 million pounds/year. Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema are in the next two positions, receiving salaries of 90 and 87 million pounds per year respectively. Looking at the Top 5 list, we can see that Ronaldo is completely different from the rest. CR7 is like in another world.
Top 10 highest paid players in the world in 2023 according to Forbes (Unit: million pounds)
Top 10 highest paid players in the world in 2023 according to Forbes (Unit: million pounds)
Erling Haaland of Man City ranked 6th with 48 million pounds. According to numbers from Forbes, the Norwegian star is the player with the highest salary in the Premier League, 4 million pounds more than Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (44).
Sadio Mane, Salah’s former teammate at Liverpool, also made a lot of money in 2023. The 31-year-old striker earned 43 million pounds, which is only 1 million pounds less than Salah. The remaining two positions in the Top 10 belong to Kevin De Bruyne (32 million pounds) and Harry Kane (30 million pounds). Kane’s salary changed significantly after he arrived at Bayern in the summer of 2023.
