20. Robinho (AC Milan) – £31m
Robinho has won 90 caps and scored 26 goals for Brazil, and garnered large pay and sign-on fees during that time thanks to three massive transfers he has been part of.
The 29-year-old Brazilian was dubbed ‘the new Pele’ after signing his first professional contract with Santos aged 18 and at just 21 he left Santos to sign for Real Madrid for a £22 million fee, where he won La Liga twice.
In 2008 he left to sign for big-spending Man City in an incredible £32.5m move, where he earned £160,000-a-week in salary, approximately three times the amount he was earning in Spain.
Two years later he departed for AC Milan in a £10m deal, following a loan spell back at Santos. In Italy he earns £63,000 a week with potential to earn £326,000 in bonuses and has collected a Serie A title. Robinho has openly stated his desire to return to Brazil and another lucrative move seems on the horizon for the player.
His off-field earnings have been boosted by multi-million pound agreements with the likes of Nike, however in 2011 Robinho filed a lawsuit in Sao Paulo in an attempt to break the agreement. Nike won and so he will continue with the deal until after the World Cup in Brazil next year.