Lionel Messi has kept his place at the top of the Forbes list of the highest paid footballers in the world, leaving behind Cristiano Ronaldo.
Barcelona striker Lionel Messi is the highest paid footballer in the world in 2020, according to the American business magazine, Forbes.
Forbes estimates that Messi’s annual revenue is $ 126 million (€ 106 million), while Ronaldo’s $ 117 million (€ 98 million).
Neymar is third, while his Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappe is fourth.
In the top 10 are three Premier League players, Mohamed Salah, Paul Pogba and David de Gea, as well as Antoine Griezmann and Gareth Bale from La Liga and Robert Lewandowski from the Bundesliga.
Forbes list of the 10 highest paid footballers in the world.
Lionel Messi (Barcelona and Argentina) $ 126m
Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus and Portugal) $ 117m
Neymar (Paris St-Germain and Brazil) $ 96m
Kylian Mbappe (Paris St-Germain and France) $ 42m
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool and Egypt) $ 37m
Paul Pogba (Manchester United and France) $ 34m
Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona and France) $ 33m
Gareth Bale (Real Madrid and Wales) $ 29m
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich and Poland) $ 28m
David de Gea (Manchester United and Spain) £ 27m
