PARIS: Argentina and Barcelona star
Lionel Messi remains the world’s highest paid footballer with yearly income of
74 million euros ($84.3 million, £59.3 million), according to a report set to
appear in Tuesday’s edition of France Football magazine.
Messi’s earnings in 2015 rose by nine
million euros compared to the previous figures, keeping the five-time Ballon
d’Or winner ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo (67.4m euros) and Neymar (43.5m euros)
as the top three stayed unchanged for the third year running.
The magazine’s approximations were based on
players’ pre-tax salaries, sponsorship revenues and various bonuses.
Angel Di Maria was the top-earning player in
France with 24 million euros following his off-season move from Manchester
United, with the Argentine narrowly ahead of Paris Saint-Germain team-mates
Thiago Silva and Zlatan Ibrahimović.
However, figures in France only accounted
for player wages and contract bonuses, according to the report.
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