The richest footballers in the world with a new No.1 and an Arsenal legend and Chelsea star getting a place

2. Lionel Messi – £120.5m

Being a four-time Ballon d’Or winner is pretty good when asking for a pay rise and Messi enjoys a healthy pay packet with Barcelona, which made him the highest paid player in the world until earlier this year.

Huge sponsorship deals with Turkish Airlines, the Fifa video games and Samsung also sees this 26-year-old taking home a pretty good looking wage each year.