Barcelona Forward, Lionel Messi banked almost £1million-a-week last year – making him the highest-paid footballer in the world.
The Argentine earns over £26million in his basic salary before bonuses – and almost the same again in commercial deals with the likes of Adidas and Turkish Airlines.
According to France Football’s annual survey of wages, Messi’s total income is£47.8million!!!
Here is the list of top 20 earners in 2014 – based on salaries and commercial deals.
Paris Saint-Germain’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic gets ready to kick a ball during a training camp in Doha.
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Players
1. Lionel Messi – £47.8million
2. Cristiano Ronaldo – £39.7million
3. Neymar – £26.8million
4. Thiago Silva – £20.2million
5. Robin van Persie – £18.8million
6. Gareth Bale – £17.5million
7. Wayne Rooney – £16.5million
8. Zlatan Ibrahimovic – £15.8million
9. Sergio Aguero – £15.5million
10. Robert Lewandowski – £14.9million
11. Eden Hazard – £14.7million
13. Angel Di Maria – £13.6million
13. Radamel Falcao – £13.6million
15. Iker Casillas – £13.1million
16. David Silva – £12.7million
16. Cesc Fabregas – £12.7million
18. David Luiz – £12.6million
19. Karim Benzema – £12.5million
20. Mario Gotze – £12.4million
Managers
1. Jose Mourinho – £13.2million
2. Carlo Ancelotti – £11.4million
3. Pep Guardiola – £11.2million
4. Arsene Wenger – £8.3million
5. Louis van Gaal – £7.3million
6. Fabio Capello – £6.6million
7. Andre Villas-Boas – £6.25million
8. Sven-Goran Eriksson – £5.9million
9. Jurgen Klopp – £5.3million
10. Laurent Blanc – £5.1million
10. Rafael Benitez – £5.1million
10. David Moyes – £5.1million
13. Walter Mazzarri – £5million
14. Roberto Di Matteo – £4.4million
15. Luciano Spalletti – £4million
16. Luis Enrique – £4million
17. Antonio Conte – £3.9million
18. Manuel Pellegrini – £3.8million
19. Brendan Rodgers – £3.6million
20. Roberto Mancini – £3.5million
Source: Mirror Football
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