The 20 best paid players in the world – Football’s richest, featuring Chelsea’s Hazard & Liverpool’s Suarez

1) Lionel Messi – Barcelona – €41m

Just like last year, Messi tops this list. The four time ballon D’or winner recently became Barcelona’s highest ever scorer with his 371st strike, and at just 26-years-old, he’s destined to become known as football’s greatest ever player.