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Highest-paid footballers of 2026: Ronaldo, Mahrez and Benzema in the top three Lent.az
05 February 2026, 09:52
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Highest-paid footballers of 2026: Ronaldo, Mahrez and Benzema in the top three

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

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