Top 10 Highest Paid Footballers On Earth Revealed

New signing Cristiano Ronaldo popularly known as ''CR7'' is now the third best-paid footballer in the world
after his stunning transfer from Real Madrid to Juventus.

Ronaldo has agreed a £500,000-a-week contract with the Serie A Club.

According to Daily News, the Portuguese is a step ahead of Chile's Alexis Sanchez who earns £26.4m a year following his move to Manchester United in January.

But however, Barcelona Star Lionel Messi, the ''messiah''(£40.5m) and Paris Saint-Germain's Neymar (£31.7m), are still leading.

But some Chinese Super League stars such as Hulk, Oscar and Ezequiel Lavezzi made the top 10 list.

Below is the list of the 10 highest paid footballers annual salaries;

1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) £40.5m

2. Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain) £31.7m

3. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) £26.6m

4. Alexis Sanchez (Manchester United) £23.4m

5. Oscar (Shanghai SIPG) £21.1m

6. Ezequiel Lavezzi (Hebei Fortune) £20.3m

7. Mesut Ozil (Arsenal) £18.2m

8. Hulk (Shanghai SIPG) £17.6m

9. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain) £15.9m

10. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) £15.4m