The world’s highest paid footballers after tax with Ronaldo off top spot and Rooney only Premier League star

1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paris Saint-Germain – £12.08m

The Swede’s response to being the player who earns the most actual cash would probably be a nonchalant shrug as if to say, ‘of course, I am Zlatan.’

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