Top 10 highest-paid footballers in Indian Rupees

#2 Cristiano Ronaldo

Endorsements: Rs. 3,15,24,02,000.00

Salary & Bonus: Rs. 4,65,69,57,500.00

Total: Rs. 7,80,93,59,500.00

Largest Sponsors/Partners: Nike, Electronic Arts, DAZN, Altice, MTG, CR7 line of products

Cristiano Ronaldo was chased by a host of clubs when he was in Sporting CP. Manchester United managed to land him and nurtured him to assist him to become one of the best ever players to have graced the game.

He took his game to another level with Real Madrid. He won several kinds of stuff with the Los Blancos before opting to sign for Juventus in the summer of 2018. Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest-earned in the Serie A.

#1 Lionel Messi

Endorsements: Rs. 2,50,75,92,500.00

Salary & Bonus: Rs. 6,59,13,86,000.00

Total: Rs. 9,09,89,78,500.00

Largest Sponsors/Partners: Adidas, Peps, Lays, Gatorade, Jacobs & Co, Mastercard, Ooredoo

Lionel Messi has been a Barcelona player since 2001. He has played for the reserves before making his debut for the first team in 2005. The Argentine is arguably the best player of all-time, having won tons of individual and collective accolades with the club.

Messi earns $92 million at Barcelona and pays a tax of $17 million that is more than the salary of some footballers.

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