France Football has revealed it’s 2014 ‘Rich-List’ detailing the earnings accrued by the game’s top stars.
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Whilst the ‘usual suspects’ dominate the proceedings there are also one or two surprises among the those who make up the top ten.
10. Robert Lewandowski £14.8m
Pole moved from Borussia Dortmund to Bayern Munich last summer and it appears to be one that’s paying off!
9. Sergio Aguero £15.6m
Argentine has been in healthy goal-scoring form and whilst his side are likely to lose their Premier League title, Aguero is still making a mint.
8. Zlatan Ibrahimovic £15.8m
PSG forward continues to bring in the bucks.
7. Wayne Rooney £16.5m
Man United star has reverted back to his ‘usual’ striking role and has impressed whilst doing so.
6. Gareth Bale £17.5m
Welshman has come in for a fair amount of flak this term, unjustly, luckily he’s earning a fortune…
5. Robin van Persie £18.8m
Dutchman is currently out injured though this won’t be affecting his earning potential.
4. Thiago Silva £20.2m
Brazilian defender was one of the first PSG ‘Galaticos’
3. Neymar £26.8m
Barcelona man has been in superb form this term, forming a mouthwatering attack alongside Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi.
2. Cristiano Ronaldo £39.7m
Real Madrid man may be a tad off his game but he’s still raking in massive sums.
1. Lionel Messi £47.8m
Barcelona man leads the charts, earning almost £1m a week!