France – Thiago Silva, £20.2m
A huge salary for Paris Saint-Germain star Thiago Silva, the Brazilian is another of the very richest footballers in the world with yearly income of £20.2m.
Germany – Robert Lewandowski, £14.9m
Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski just eclipses his team-mate Mario Gotze as the richest footballer currently playing in Germany’s Bundesliga.