AS MUCH The five highest-paid players as of July 2021 revealed by British media, The Sun. According to The Sun, Lionel Messi still a footballer with the highest salary.
In fact, in the new contract he will soon sign at Barcelona, the salary Lionel Messi 50 percent cut! So, who are the highest-paid footballers?
Here are the 5 players with the highest salaries as of July 2021:
5. Antoine Griezmann (575.000 pounds/Rp11,5 Miliar)
Griezmann received 575,000 pounds or approximately Rp 11.5 billion per week. However, this French striker has not shown his main ability with Barcelona.
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From 99 matches with Barcelona, Griezmann only collected 35 goals. Therefore, it is reported that Griezmann will be sold to Atletico Madrid, in exchange for Saul Niguez.
4. Luis Suarez (£575,000/Rp11.5 billion)
Unlike Griezmann, Luis Suarez immediately went crazy in his first season with Atletico Madrid in 2020-2021. From 32 appearances in the 2020-2021 Spanish League with Atletico Madrid, Luis Suarez has scored 21 goals.
Thanks to Suarez’s help, Atletico Madrid won the 2020-2021 Spanish League trophy, the title they last won in 2013-2014.
3. Neymar Jr (£606,000/Rp12.1 billion)
Neymar Jr is currently the most expensive player in the world. When they brought Neymar from Barcelona in the summer of 2017, PSG spent 222 million euros!
It also correlates to the salary received by Neymar Jr. The player who has just failed to bring Brazil to the 2021 Copa America champion is paid PSG 606,000 pounds or equivalent to Rp. 12.1 billion per week.
2. Cristiano Ronaldo (900,000 pounds / IDR 18 billion)
Cristiano Ronaldo has a salary of 900,000 pounds or equivalent to Rp. 18 billion per week. This big salary makes Juventus overwhelmed. There had been news saying, Juventus would sell Cristiano Ronaldo in order to save the club from bankruptcy.
However, in order to dismiss all speculation, Juventus vice president Pavel Nedved spoke up. He said, Cristiano Ronaldo still wants to stay and will not be sold by Juventus.
1. Lionel Messi (1.2 Million Pounds / IDR 24.1 Billion)
Lionel Messi is still the highest paid footballer in the world. In fact, La Pulga’s salary has been cut by 50 percent by Barcelona due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
New contract later, Lionel Messi received 1.2 million pounds, or approximately Rp24.1 billion per week. Previously, Lionel Messi earned 2.4 million pounds, equivalent to Rp48.2 billion.
Now the question is, are there other footballers who will receive a higher salary than the names above? The figures of Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland have the potential to get that status one day.
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