Messi Charcoal World’s Top Paid Footballer

PARIS: Argentina and Barcelona brilliant Lionel Messi charcoal the world’s accomplished paid footballer with an anniversary assets of 74 actor euros ($84.3 million, £59.3 million), according to a address set to arise in
Tuesday’s copy of France Football magazine.

Messi’s balance in 2015 rose by nine actor euros compared to the antecedent figures, befitting the five-time Ballon d’Or champ advanced of Cristiano Ronaldo (67.4m euros) and Neymar (43.5m euros) as the top three backward banausic for the third year running.

France Football’s estimates were based on players’ pre-tax salaries, advocacy revenues and assorted bonuses, it added.

Angel Di Maria was the top-earning amateur in France with 24 actor euros afterward his off-season move from Manchester United, with the Argentine almost advanced of Paris Saint-Germain team-mates Thiago Silva and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

However, abstracts in France alone accounted for amateur accomplishment and arrangement bonuses, according to the report.

Despite his burglary from Chelsea in December, Jose Mourinho was the accomplished earning drillmaster on 24 actor euros, with Pep Guardiola and Fabio Capello rounding out the top three.