The magazine Forbes has published its list of the highest paid footballers in the world, highlighting how many of them have been attracted by the rich contracts offered by the Saudi league. The former Juventus team confirms itself at the top of the table Cristiano Ronaldowhich currently earns a total of 285 million dollars (around 263 million euros), of which 220 come from Al Nassr and 65 from other sources of income.
In second place we find Lionel Messi of Inter Miami: the Argentine star, with earnings of 135 million dollars, has now been more than doubled by his eternal Portuguese rival. They follow in third place NeymarAl-Hilal striker who earns $110 million a year, and Karim Benzemawith a fee of 104 million to Al-Ittihād. Kylian Mbappewith 90 million dollars, ranks as the first European in this ranking drawn up by the well-known economic newspaper.
Completing the top 10 we find Erling Haaland of Manchester City (60 million), Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid (55 million), Mohamed Salah of Liverpool (53 million), Sadio Mané of Al-Nassr (52 million) e Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City (39 million). This list highlights not only the enormous economic potential of modern football, but also the impact of the Saudi championship in the global football context.