21. Iker Casillas (Real Madrid) – £30m
Iker Casillas is a goalkeeper that has won everything. So far he has five Liga titles, two Champions League titles, a World Cup and two European Championship medals to his name, and at 31 he is already Spain’s most capped player having made 134 appearances for his country.
A one-club man, Casillas broke into the Real Madrid first-team aged just 18. He currently earns £94,000-a-week and can pick up a further £488,000 a year in bonuses. He has a contract for life with the club, meaning he will automatically be given a contract extension so long as he has played 30 games in the previous season.
With a high-profile image and as the captain of Real Madrid and Spain, Casillas enjoys several multi-million pound sponsorship deals. Last year he signed a lucrative deal with Adidas to wear their boots and gloves, ending a long-running relationship with Reebok.
He also enjoys endorsement deals with Hyundai, Phillips, Head and Mahou. During Euro 2012 he also appeared in marketing campaigns for the likes of Iberd, Movistar, Chevrolet and Continental.
As a young boy Casillas cost his parents £1 million after forgetting to post his dad’s pools predictions on the weekend his father correctly predicted all 14 scores. He boasts a £1.5m luxury mansion in northern Madrid and a three-story luxury mansion in his hometown of Avila.