The best-paid football player in the world is revealed - and it's not Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo

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By Game Yetu | Dec 08, 2016
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The best-paid footballer in the world has been revealed and it's neither Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo.

According to 'Football Leaks' Argentine superstar Ezequiel Lavezzi is the best paid football player in the world.

Lavezzi who joined Chinese club Hebei China Fortune from Paris Saint-Germain earns £400,000 a week.

However, his newly leaked contract reveals that he is paid even more handsomely than previously thought. The alleged figure would make him the best-paid footballer in the world, with a weekly salary of £493,000. 

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