Although, soccer is not the highest paying sport in the world, it remains the most popular and the most entertaining because of the fans, aura, the soccer players, clubs, leagues e.t.c. In this article, there are series of surprise faces in the names of the top ten highest paid footballers in the world 2019.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been at it for a while and it’s about time we have a fresh intake to the highest paid footballers in the world party, though its no news that age is not on their side anymore if that’s anything to go by.
Even though the ace on the list is playing in the La-Liga (Spanish League), majority of those on the top 10 list are from English premier league ( England) including the likes of Alexis Sanchez, Paul Pogba (Manchester United).
List of the Top 10 Highest Paid Football Players in the World 2019 including Their Revenue
Name Club Amount(£)
- Lionel Messi (Barcelona) £40.5m
- Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain) £31.7m
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) £26.6m
- Alexis Sanchez (Manchester United) £23.4m
- Oscar (Shanghai SIPG) £21.1m
- Ezequiel Lavezzi (Hebei Fortune) £20.3m
- Mesut Ozil (Arsenal) £18.2m
- Hulk (Shanghai SIPG) £17.6m
- Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain) £15.9m
- Paul Pogba (Manchester United) £15.4m