It is no secret that many of the biggest stars of the Old Continent have chosen or decided to go to Saudi Arabia because of the great economic potential that the new league offered. Cristiano Ronaldo was one of the first, but later The Portuguese, others such as Neymar, Mané and Milinkovic-Savic arrived and came to Saudi territory to enrich their pockets.
Now, a report by ‘Al Sharq News’, using data from Bloomberg and Forbes, has revealed some of the highest salaries received by many media professionals in the competition. The first place, as it could not be, goes to Cristiano Ronaldo. According to the report, the Portuguese earns up to 263 million euros per year, which is divided between the 200 million in wages paid by the club. and 60% of advertising revenue.
In the second place there is no doubt either. Neymar, despite being injured and appearing again in the last few hours, is the second biggest star in the league and therefore receives more than 100 million euros per game between 74 million euros in wages and 38 million euros in advertising. In the third place is Karim Benzema, with about 100 kilograms of annual income.
Cancelo also dodges
Outside the top-3 there are other big names such as Sadio Mané (48 million euros), Ivan Toney (23 ‘kilos’), Joao Cancelo (15 million euros) and Moussa Diaby (around 15 ‘kilos’). Behind them appears Simakan, former rocker Aubameyang and Nacho, The former Real Madrid player signed for Al Qadsiah this season. These two take about 10 kg per season.
From Cristiano Ronaldo to Nacho, these are stratospheric figures. None of them, can find the same statistics in any team in the Old Continent. Saudi Arabia is almost here, especially for those who want the last big deal.
