Football's highest-paid players
Football
By
Mirror
| Mar 26, 2015
According to France Football's annual survey of wages, Messi's total income is around a staggering £47.8million!
But how does he compare to the top earners in the Premier League?
Here is the list of top 20 earners in 2014 - based on salaries and commercial deals.
Players:
1) Lionel Messi - £47.8m, 2) Cristiano Ronaldo - £39.7m, 3) Neymar - £26.8m, 4) Thiago Silva - £20.2m, 5) Robin van Persie - £18.8m, 6) Gareth Bale - £17.5m, 7) Wayne Rooney - £16.5m, 8) Zlatan Ibrahimovic - £15.8m, 9) Sergio Aguero - £15.5m, 10) Robert Lewandowski - £14.9m, 11) Eden Hazard - £14.7m, 12) Yaya Toure - £14.7m, 13) Angel Di Maria - £13.6m, 14) Radamel Falcao - £13.6m, 15) Iker Casillas - £13.1m, 16) David Silva - £12.7m, 17) Cesc Fabregas - £12.7m, 18) David Luiz - £12.6m, 19) Karim Benzema - £12.5m, 20) Mario Gotze - £12.4m
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