Top 10 Highest-Paid Footballers/Salaries Earners in the World as Neymar Joins Al Hilal

The list of the highest-paid players or football with the most Salaries in football world has been unveiled subsequent to Neymar's record-breaking transfer to Al Hilal.

The Brazilian has become a member of the Saudi Pro League team from Paris Saint-Germain in a transfer valued at £77.6 million, with additional bonuses included.

He is now in the company of players such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, and N'Golo Kante, among others, who have chosen to leave Europe for the Middle East.

Similar to Ronaldo, Benzema, and Kante, Neymar is enjoying an impressive salary package. According to the French publication Le Parisien, the exceptional forward is set to earn a wage of £86 million.

This is identical to the remuneration of former Leicester City and Chelsea midfielder Kante, who departed the Premier League earlier this summer.

Both Ronaldo from Al Nassr and Benzema from Al Ittihad are leading the global football earnings chart, with reported salaries of £172 million each.

Among the top ten earners, Kylian Mbappe is the sole player plying his trade in Europe. The 24-year-old is earning a yearly salary of £60 million at PSG.

Lionel Messi occupies the sixth position on the list of highest-paid players in the world. The Inter Miami player is taking home a salary of £60 million.

Former Liverpool teammates Sadio Mane and Jordan Henderson, currently representing Al Nassr and Al Ettifaq respectively, are securing a wage of £34 million each.

Completing the top ten are Al Ahli winger Riyad Mahrez and Al Hilal defender Kalidou Koulibaly, with earnings of £30 million and £26 million respectively.

Here's the comprehensive ranking:

RANK - PLAYER - SALARY

1 - Cristiano Ronaldo = £172 million

1 - Karim Benzema = £172 million

3 - N'Golo Kante = £86 million

3 - Neymar = £86 million

5 - Kylian Mbappe = £60 million

6 - Lionel Messi = £60 million

7 - Sadio Mane = £34 million

7 - Jordan Henderson = £34 million

9 - Riyad Mahrez = £30 million

10 - Kalidou Koulibaly = £26 million