Football is one of the most popular sports in the world with over billions of patrons around the world. In the modern world, football has become he most decorative sports and a money making venture for both talents and business individuals.

Club owners of today spends huge amounts of money on football players to have them play for the clubs and make good returns. As if that is enough, footballers also gain rapid growth on the digital world which puts them on the top pedestal for other business engagements like ambassadorial deals, advertisement, and many more.

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In this article, we have put together the top 10 highest paid footballers in the world for the year 2024. Since the Saudi Pro League took over the global football market, offering huge amount of money to European clubs for their stars, most footballers have raked millions of dollars and have had their market value escalated.

The football community witnessed the $213 million (£173m) a year move of Cristiano Ronaldo into the Saudi Pro League, followed by Sadio Mane’s £24m, and then Neymar Dos Santos €90 million move from PSG to Al Hilal.

Who is the most top paid player in the world? Well, before we conclude on this article, the answer to the most debated question will be answered.

Now, lets take a swipe into the list of top 10 highest paid footballers in the world as of the year 2024.

10. Kelvin DeBruyne ($39 million)

The 33-year-old Belgian footballer is the tenth on the list of 10 most highest paid footballers in the world.

Kelvin DeBruyne on-field value is €45.00m according to transfermarkt. The Manchester City attacking midfielder reportedly denied a lucrative offer to play in Saudi Arabia because he didn’t want to move his family from Manchester.

It is speculated that Cristiano Ronaldo is working around the clock to have the Belgian star signed to Al Nassr in the Saudi Pro League.

DeBruyne is also works with brands such as Nike and McDonalds off the pitch.

9. Sadio Mané ($52 million)

The Senegal international, Sadio Mane is the ninth highly paid footballer in the world. From Liverpool FC, Mane joined Cristiano Ronaldo at Al Nassr in the Saudi Pro league on transfer fee of $31 Million.

Currently, Mane is raking $52 million per year with an on-field value of $48 million and $4 million off-field value.

8. Mohamed Salah ($53 million)

Mohammed Salah, the Egyptian sits on the eighth position among the top 10 most highly paid footballers in the world with an annual salary of $53 million.

Salah’s worth on the field rates $35 million and $18 million off-field. He has worked with globally recognized brands such as Vodafone, Mountain View Egypt, Pepsi and Adidas.

7. Vinicius Jr. ($55 Million)

Vinicius Jr is only 24 years old and a Brazilian football star. Vini has been with his current club, Real Madrid since he was 18.

He has received a massive transformation from becoming an average play maker to an electric scorer. Vinicious Jr is credited with 85 goals in 273 matches in all competitions with the club.

Vinicius Jr was ranked 2nd at the 2024 Ballon d’or next to Rodry.

The Brazilian star has 11 brand deals including Sony’s PlayStation, Pepsi and Clear shampoo—supplementing an on-field contract he quietly signed in 2022 that ties him to Los Blancos until 2027.

6. Erling Haaland ($60 million)

Indeed Erling Haaland is currently having the best moment of his career at Manchester City. Since his introduction into the English Premier league, Haaland has developed himself to become one of the fierce forwarders in the league.

At Manchester City, he is known as the ‘executor’ or the ‘complete finisher’. With just two years with the premier league side, the Norwaygean has to his credit two Premier league championships, and FA Cup, and a Champions Legue title.

Haalnd (24) on-field wages pans $46 million and $14 million off-field.

5. Kylian Mbappé ($90 million)

The newly addition to the Real Madrid squad, Kylian Mbappe is the fifth on the lit of our top 10 highly paid footballers in the world 2024.

He is of the market value of $90 million. In partition, Kylian Mbappe is worth $70 million and $20 million on-field and off-field respectively.

4. Karim Benzema ($104 million)

36 years old Karim Benzema makes it to the list of top 10 highest paid footballers in the world with a wage of $104 million.

He is the fourth most paid footballer as of 2024. Benzema left Real Madrid for a juicy deal with Saudi Pro League side Al Ittihad on a free agent.

The former Ballon D’or winner and France international is worth $100 million on-field and $4 million off-field.

3. Neymar ($110 million)

Yes! Neymar Jr is the third highly paid footballer in the world today. The footballer has been phenomenon in his career, making name for himself with his skills and dribbling prowess.

Neymar’s current market value is $110 million. He is worth $80 million and $30 million on-field and off-field respectively.

2. Leo Messi ($135 Million)

The Argentine pitch-god, Leo Messi is the second most highly paid footballer in the world as of 2024.

After leading Argentina to win its 16th Copa America title, Messi went ahead to win Inter Miami’s their first ever championship title. Inter Miami finished the MLS with 71 points.

Messi is under contract with the South Florida based Inter Miami FC for 2025 and has an option for 2026.

Cristiano Ronaldo ($285 million)

The 39 years Portugees tops the list. Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest paid footballer in the world as of 2024.

Apart from him being the highest paid footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo is also the most popular athelet on the internet.

Just recently, the former Real Madrid winger launched his official YouTube channel ‘UR Cristiano” which garnered global record of reaching over millions of subscribers in an hour.

Ronaldo’s on-field wage amounts $220 million and Off-Field: $65 million.

Here is where we drop the pen on today’s article on the top 10 highly paid footballers in 2024. Thank you for reading.