O highest paid athlete in the world is the football player Lionel Messi, athlete of the Barcelona team, from Spain.
Messi is Argentine and has been in Barcelona's first team since 2004 and continues to make history at the club. The player's salary represents the value of R$ 561 million annually.
Cristiano Ronaldo he is the second highest paid athlete in the world with a salary of approximately R$487.7 million annually.
The player played for 9 years for the Real Madrid team and in 2018 left the club to join the Juventus team, with an extraordinary salary and contract value.
the athlete Neymar is one of the great idols of Brazilian football. He left Brazil to join Barcelona in 2013, where he remained until 2017.
His departure from the team was due to the signing of Paris Saint-Germain, with a salary of R$ 394.9 million per year.
Antoine Griezmann he owns the 4th highest salary among football players in 2020. The footballer was hired by Barcelona in 2019 and his salary is equivalent to R$ 189.9 million annually.
the athlete Gareth Bale he has been a Real Madrid player since 2013, where he is part of the first team. His salary is equivalent to R$ 173.5 million annually.
Andres Iniesta he is recognized as one of Spain's best players and has helped the team make history in recent championships.
In addition, Iniesta had his best and main phase in football while he was part of the Barcelona team, from 2002 until 2018.
In 2018 he was signed by Vissel Kobe, where he also has a good result. The player's salary corresponds to R$ 142.4 million per year.
Alexis Sanchez is a slipper player who developed part of his career in European teams.
He has already joined River Plate, Barcelona, Arsenal, Manchester United and currently plays on loan at Internazionale, with a salary of R$ 132.5 million per year.
Philippe Coutinho he is the second Brazilian player on this list and the 8th highest paid in the world. His salary approaches R$ 130 million a year and he develops his career playing in big European teams.
He has played for Internazionale, Espanyol, Liverpool, Barcelona and is currently on loan at Bayern Munich.
The player Luis Suarez is a Uruguayan athlete with a career formed in major professional clubs.
Suárez has played for Nacional, Groningen, Ajax, Liverpool and, since 2014, has played for Barcelona.
As one of the main players of the Barcelona team, Suárez has one of the highest salaries in world football, approximately R$ 120 million per year.
Gerard Pique is another one of the great players of the Barcelona team. He already has a long career in the team, having been part of the team since 2008.
In addition to Barcelona, Piqué played for Manchester United early in his career.
His salary is equivalent to R$ 116.5 million per year.
