The return of Portuguese star, Cristiano Ronaldo, to his old team, Manchester United, has led to his becoming the best-selling shirt in history, making him the most profitable footballer this season, according to Forbes magazine.
The Madeira Rocket is expected to generate an income of 107 million euros (about 125 million dollars) during the 2021-2022 season, which includes its annual salary of 60 million euros, in addition to more than 40 million euros from sponsorships and partnerships with brands that include Perfumes, clothing sets, hotels and gyms.
In second place is the Argentine legend, Lionel Messi, who will receive profits estimated at about 94 million euros (about 110 million dollars), with an annual salary of 64 million euros, but with lower commercial profits.
As for the third place, it was for the Brazilian star Neymar, who is with Messi in the ranks of Paris Germain, as they are equal in the same salary, but the "Argentine magician" outperforms the captain of the samba team with sponsorship contracts.
In total, Neymar earns approximately 81 million euros, which is equivalent to 95 million dollars.
And in fourth place was the French striker, Kylian Mbappe, who brings a total annual income of 37 million euros, including his annual salary of 24 million euros (about 28 million dollars).
Liverpool striker, Egyptian star Mohamed Salah, completes the top five list, with a profit of 35 million euros, while Spanish midfielder Andres Iniesta is in sixth place with a profit of 30 million euros, knowing that he is the only player to enter the list of the "rich ten" without He plays in a European club, where he is active with the Vissel Kobe team in the J-League.
And shares with Iniesta in the same position, striker and top scorer for Bayern Munich, the Polish star, Robert Lewandowski.
Eighth place went to the French star, Paul Pogba, who is partnering with Cristiano Ronaldo in the "Red Devils", with a profit of 29 million euros annually.
The ninth and tenth places were for Real Madrid stars Gareth Bale, who earned 27.3 million euros and Eden Hazard, with total profits of 24.7 million euros.
The two players earn the same annual salary, but the Welsh striker outperforms his Belgian counterpart, Hazard, in terms of sponsorship and business partnership profits.
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