Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi has ranked as the highest paid footballer in the world, ahead of Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo.
In the list published by L’Equipe, Messi earns €8.3 million gross per month after tax, with Cristiano on €4.5m gross per month.
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Next on the list is PSG star, Neymar, who earns €3m gross per month, with Antoine Griezmann and Luis Suarez both coming just below €3m gross per month.
Joint-sixth on the list are Real Madrid stars Gareth Bale and Eden Hazard who take home €2.5m gross per month.