Barcelona Lionel Messi top the list as highest paid footballer in the world, beating Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo.

On the coaching side, Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone received twice that of Real Madrid’s Zinedine Zidane.


In the list published by a source, Messi earns €8.3 million gross per month after tax, with Cristiano on €4.5m gross per month.

The next on the list is the Brazilian star Neymar, who earns €3m gross per month from Paris Saint-Germain, with Antoine Griezmann and Luis Suarez both coming just below €3m gross per month.

Joint-sixth on the list are Real Madrid stars Gareth Bale and Eden Hazard who take home €2.5m gross per month.

Highest paid players in the world

1. Messi: €8.3m per month
2. Cristiano Ronaldo: €4.5m per month
3. Neymar: €3m per month
4. Griezmann: Just under €3m per month
5. Luis Suarez: Just under €3m per month
5. Bale: €2.5 million per month
6. Hazard: €2.5m per month
7. Mbappe: €1.9m per month.

With a huge €3.6m gross per month, Simeone is the world’s best paid coach, ahead of Manchester City Coach Pep Guardiola who gets €1.94m gross per month.

Jose Mourinho receives €1.46m gross per month from Tottenham, along with Jurgen Klopp who is paid the same amount at Liverpool.


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