5. Wayne Rooney
Club: Manchester United.
Annual salary: £11.6m.
Rooney is the highest paid player in the Premier League and with rumours of a new deal for the Englishman in the pipeline, that’s not likely to change any time soon.
4. Radamel Falcao
Club: AS Monaco.
Annual salary: £11.8m.
The Colombian just pips Rooney to the top spot after making the £50m switch to the Principality of Monaco this summer.
3. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Club: PSG.
Annual salary: £12.7m.
The towering Swede’s new deal puts the striker at third on the list and makes the French champions the most represented club in the top 10.
2. Lionel Messi
Club: Barcelona.
Annual salary: £13.5m,
Four Ballon D’Ors and Messi can’t even warrant being the highest paid player in the world, although a salary of £13.5m is hardly to be sniffed at.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo
Club: Real Madrid.
Annual salary: £14.3m.
As the man himself says, if you are the best you should be the most expensive as Ronaldo’s new deal takes the Portugal ace to No.1 on the list and softens the blow of losing the world record of being the most expensive player of all time to Bale.
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