After agreeing a new new three-year extension to his Barcelona contract, Lionel Messi is now the second-highest paid player in world football and has committed his future to the Camp Nou club until at least 2021.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner and Barca icon has been rewarded for yet another stunning season and it’s been a busy summer for the Argentine, following his marriage last week.
10) WAYNE ROONEY
CLUB: MANCHESTER UNITED WAGE PER WEEK: £300,000 (after tax) ANNUAL SALARY: £15.6m per season (after tax)9) AXEL WITSEL
CLUB: TIANJIN QUANJIAN WAGE PER WEEK: £302,000 ANNUAL SALARY: £15.8m per season (after tax)8) HULK
CLUB: SHANGHAI SIPG WAGE PER WEEK: £320,000 ANNUAL SALARY: £16m per season (after tax)7) GARETH BALE
CLUB: REAL MADRID
WAGE PER WEEK: £350,000
ANNUAL SALARY: £16.8m per season (after tax)
6) GRAZIANO PELLE
CLUB: SHANDONG LUNENG WAGE PER WEEK: £350,000 ANNUAL SALARY: £16.8m per season (after tax)5) CRISTIANO RONALDO
CLUB: REAL MADRID
WAGE PER WEEK: £365,000
ANNUAL SALARY: £21m per season
4) OSCAR
CLUB: SHANGHAI SIPG WAGE PER WEEK: £400,000 (after tax) ANNUAL SALARY: £24.8m per season3) EZEQUIEL LAVEZZI
CLUB: HEBEI CHINA FORTUNE WAGE PER WEEK: £400,000 (after tax) ANNUAL SALARY: £24.8m per season2) LIONEL MESSI
CLUB: BARCELONA WAGE PER WEEK: £500,000 (after tax) ANNUAL SALARY: £26.4m per season1) CARLOS TEVEZ
CLUB: SHANGHAI SHENHUA
WAGE PER WEEK: £615,000 (after tax)
ANNUAL SALARY: £31.98m per season
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