Ivory Coast captain Yaya Toure is the only African star on France Football’s Top 20 rich list, which is topped by Lionel Messi.
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The Manchester City midfielder, sits just outside the top 10, and shares 11th place with Chelsea’s Eden Hazard.
Both stars earned €20 million in 2014 form their basic salary and endorsement deals, which is less than a third of what Messi earned during the same period.
Here the complete list of best-paid players in 2014 (basic salary and endorsement deals) according to France Football:
1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona): €65 million
2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid): €54 million
3. Neymar (Barcelona): €36.5 million
4. Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain): €27.5 million
5. Robin Van Persie (Manchester United): €25.6 million
6. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid): €23.8 million
7. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United): €22.5 million
8. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain): €21.5 million
9. Sergio Aguero (Manchester City): €21.2 million
10. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich): €20.2 million
11. Yaya Toure (Manchester City) and Eden Hazard (Chelsea): €20 million
13. Angel Di Maria and Radamel Falcao (Manchester United): €18.5 million
15. Iker Casillas (Real Madrid): €17.8 million
16. David Silva (Manchester City) and Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea): €17.3 million
18. David Luiz (Paris Saint-Germain): €17.2 million
19. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid): €17 million
20. Mario Gotze (Bayern Munich): €16.9 million
Who do you think will be the next African star to make it on Football’s top 20 rich list? Have your say in the comments section below.
