business magazine Forbes released this Friday Annual ranking of the highest paid footballers in the world and for the first time since 2014 one player beat Lionel Messi and also to Cristiano Ronaldo. the star of paris st germain Kylian Mbappé will be the highest earning player on the planet this season. The top ten includes seven Europeans, only two South Americans and one African.
The French striker, world champion in 2018 with the Blues, is expected to earn $ 128 million this season, counting his club’s salary and advertising contract revenue, before taxes and agent fees. A record, according to the specialized media.
Mbappé last year amassed $ 585 million and, at just 23 years old, he achieved an 11% increase this season. The striker in May extended his contract with PSG until 2025 (the last season is optional), after a flirtation with Real Madrid. This season he will raise around $ 110 million in his salary and part of his signing bonus.
This amount is on top of the $ 18 million in proceeds from commercial contracts with some brands such as Nike, Dior, Hublot, Oakley, Paniniin addition to the FIFA video game. Mbappé also created a production company, Zebra Valleyand has invested in the field of “NFTs”, which associate a non-falsifiable certificate of authenticity to a digital object, guaranteeing the official ownership of the sole owner.
In second place in the standings appears Lionel Messi, with 120 million dollarsand behind the podium was the Argentine’s eternal rival, the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, with 100 million dollars. It is the first time since 2014 that a player has beaten Messi and Ronaldo. However, Mbappé charges even less for additional sponsorship than Ronaldo’s $ 60 million and Messi’s $ 55 million.
The two superstars were already 30 years old when they first crossed the 100 million annual revenue mark in 2018, something Mbappe achieves at the age of 25.
The 10 highest paid footballers in the world in 2022-2023
Behind Mbappé, Messi and Ronaldo, the second South American appears in fourth place: Neymar Jr. At 30, Forbes magazine has estimated that he will earn $ 87 million this season, $ 55 million on the pitch and another 32 million off the field.
In fifth place appears the only African in the top ten positions of the ranking: Mohammed Salah30 years.
The Liverpool forward will receive $ 53 million, $ 35 million for his contract with the club and $ 18 million for outside business. In July, he signed a three-year extension to stay with Liverpool until 2025 and “remains one of Adidas’ biggest world stars,” says Forbes.
In sixth place in the standings appears the talented Norwegian of Manchester City, Erling Halandwho, according to Forbes, at 22 earns $ 35 million in salary and another $ 4 million in annual sponsorships from brands such as Hyperice, Samsung and Viaplay.
Reports suggest that Haaland’s next shoe deal could be worth as much as $ 18 million a year. “His previous deal with Nike expired this year,” says the trade magazine.
In seventh place appears one of Argentina’s rivals in Qatar 2022. The Pole Robert Lewandowski (34), the Barcelona forward adds $ 35 million a year after the Catalan club paid around $ 45 million to buy him from Bayern Munich.
The polo is approved by Nike and has its own “RL9” clothing line. This year, it concluded a long-term deal with Huawei based on reports that the company supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
In eighth place there is a player who is not taken into consideration by his manager. the Belgian Danger of Edensubstitute for Real Madrid (with six goals in 72 La Liga and Champions League games in four seasons) and captain of the Belgian team, second in the FIFA ranking published this week.
The 31-year-old previously appeared on the cover of EA Sports’ FIFA 20 video game and makes $ 31 million annually, with $ 27 million on the pitch and just $ 4 million in external contracts.
To the surprise of many, in the ninth position of the highest paid players on the planet, Forbes places one who is close to retiring: the Spaniard Andres Iniestawho at the age of 38 plays for Vissel Kobe in Japan.
Iniesta bills $ 30 million annually, $ 25 million for club contracts and $ 5 million overseas. Amid his out-of-club deals, the former Barcelona player launched his ‘Capitten’ sportswear brand in September. He debuted with the release of a limited edition cleat intended for the Japanese market. He will also appear in an upcoming documentary on the FIFA World Cup.
And in tenth place in the standings was another of Julián Álvarez’s team-mates at Manchester City. At 31, Belgian Kevin De Bruyne has a turnover of 29 million dollars a year, 25 million for his contracts with the English club and 4 others outside, such as compatriot Hazard.
Despite signing with Roc Nation in 2019, De Bruyne and his father led the negotiations that led to his latest deal with Manchester City, enlisting the help of data company Analytics FC. He has 11 brand deals, including Nike, Wow Hydrate, Credit Karma and Therabody, ”Forbes noted.
At the end of the publication, the journal explained its methodology. “The Forbes ranking of the world’s highest paid footballers represents the combined total of on-pitch earnings for the 2022-23 season, including base salaries and bonuses, and off-pitch estimates reflecting annual sponsorship, licensing, appearances, such as as well as the activities managed by the players “.
“The figures are obtained through publicly available databases, such as Capology.com, and conversations with industry experts, including Tancredi Palmeri. All data is converted to US dollars using the current exchange rate,” the company clarifies.
“Forbes does not include investment income, such as interest or dividend payments, but it does account for share payments that athletes have sold. Forbes does not deduct agent fees or commissions,” the magazine concludes.
With information from the AFP Agency
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Source: Clarin
