Kylian Mbappe surpasses Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as football’s highest paid player

Both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were in their 30s and at the pinnacle of their individual careers when their combined total annual earnings for the first time in 2018 crossed the $100 million mark for each player. Kylian Mbappé accomplished the accomplishment at the age of 23 after not waiting nearly as long.

The PSG superstar, who now holds the top spot in Forbes’ annual ranking of the world’s highest-paid soccer players, is predicted to make $128 million for the 2022–23 season before taxes and agents’ fees. Despite rumours linking him to a transfer to La Liga’s Real Madrid, which even led French President Emmanuel Macron to urge him to stay.

Mbappé committed to Ligue 1 powerhouse Paris-Saint Germain in May by signing a three-year contract extension to stay in his native country. Industry insiders estimate that Mbappé will make about $110 million this season between his salary and a portion of his signing bonus under the terms of his contract, which, like most soccer contracts, is private.

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Here is the list of the top-paid football players in the World in 2022:

1.Kylian Mbappé: $128m–

2.Lionel Messi: $120m-

3.Cristiano Ronaldo: $100m-

4.Neymar: $87m-

5.Mo Salah: $53m –

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6.Erling Haaland: $39m –

7.Robert Lewandowski: $35m –

8.Eden Hazard: $31m –

9.Andres Iniesta: $30m –

10.Kevin De Bruyne: $29m–

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