The highest-paid footballers of 2026 have been announced.
According to Lent.az, citing foreign media, the highest indicators show that Saudi Arabia is in the top five. Another detail: Lionel Messi is not even in the top 15.

1. Cristiano Ronaldo, "Al-Nassr" - £173 million per year
2. Riyad Mahrez, "Al-Ahli" - £46 million
3. Karim Benzema, "Al-Ittihad" - £44 million
4. Sadio Mane, "Al-Nassr" - £35 million
5. Kalidou Koulibaly, "Al-Hilal" - £30 million
6. Kylian Mbappe, "Real" - £28 million
7. Erling Haaland, "Manchester City" - £27 million
8. Sergej Milinković-Savić, "Al-Hilal" - £22.5 million
9. Ivan Toney, "Al-Ahli" - £22.5 million
10. Harry Kane, "Bayern" - £22 million
11. Vinicius Junior, "Real" - £22 million
12. N'Golo Kante, "Al-Ittihad" - £22 million
13. Marcelo Brozović, "Al-Nassr" - £21 million
14. Mohamed Salah, "Liverpool" - £21 million
15. Darwin Nunez, "Al-Hilal" - £20 million