Football Highest Earners: Messi Tops List With €8.3million Gross Per Month

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has kept his crown
as highest paid footballer in the world, ahead of
Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo.
On the coaching side, Atletico Madrid boss Diego
Simeone received double that of Real Madrid's
Zinedine Zidane.
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.
Next up comes Neymar, who earns €3m gross per
month from Paris Saint-Germain, 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.
Highest paid players in the world
1. Messi: €8.3m per month
2. Cristiano Ronaldo: €4.5m per month
3. Neymar: €3m per month
4. Griezmann: Just under €3m per month
5. Luis Suarez: Just under €3m per month
5. Bale: €2.5 million per month
6. Hazard: €2.5m per month
7. Mbappe: €1.9m per month.
Highest paid coaches in the world
With a whopping €3.6m gross per month, Simeone is
the world's best paid coach, ahead of Pep Guardiola
who gets €1.94m gross per month.
Jose Mourinho receives €1.46m gross per month from
Tottenham, along with Jurgen Klopp who is paid the
same amount at Liverpool.
1. Simeone: €3.6m per month
2. Guardiola: €1.94m per month
3. Mourinho: €1.46m per month
4. Klopp: €1.46m per month
5. Zidane: €1.4m per month
6. Antonio Conte: €1.38m per month
De Gea leads the Premier League
The list also looks at the Premier League and
Manchester United's David de Gea leads the way
with €1.76m gross per month, ahead of Mesut Ozil
and Kevin De Bruyne who both earn €1.64m per
month.
In Germany, Bayern Munich striker Robert
Lewandowski and his teammate Coutinho pocket the
highest salaries of €1.66m a month.
Juventus' Argentine duo of Gonzalo Higuain and Paulo
Dybala take home €1.09m gross and €1.06m gross per
month, respectively.

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