Back in August 2018, Business Insider UK compiled data from Forbes and Goal.com to reveal the net worth of the top 10 richest football players in the world.







It was Cristiano Ronaldo who came out on top with a net worth of £250 million, followed closely by Lionel Messi in second with £230 million.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic then came in at third with £110 million, while Wayne Rooney (£93 million) and Eden Hazard (£77 million) placed fourth and fifth respectively.The remainder of the top 10 reads as follows, from sixth to tenth:

Gareth Bale (£56 million), Neymar (£49 million), Yaya Toure (£43 million), Sergio Aguero (£40 million), John Terry (£39 million).

It's no surprise that Ronaldo and Messi top the charts given they both earn in excess of £350,000-per-week, though Messi recently signed a new contract worth £500,000-per-week.

However, it turns out Ronaldo isn't technically the world's richest football player, because somewhere in the Premier League, there's a 19-year-old worth...
Read More: https://www.footynaija.com.ng/2019/09/see-world-richest-footballer-and-it-not.html?m=1

Wow, that's so cool...

Swear he won't know what to do with all money


I could help him if he doesn't mind

He plays Leicester city junior team and records has it that he could buy the whole Leicester city fc as a whole and still be richer than Ronaldo and Messi

Leo Messi is richer than Ronaldo.