10 highest paid footballers in the world

1 Carlos Tevez (Shanghai Shenhua) – £615,000/week

Argentine footballer Carlos Tevez just won the lottery when he made an extremely lucrative move to Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua. A technical, tactically intelligent and creative player with an eye for scoring important goals, Tevez is capable of playing in multiple positions across the forward line although he mainly plays as a striker or support striker.

Lauded for his pace, tactical nous and work rate when his team loses possesion, Tevez is a manager’s dream and has been successful for multiple teams in various top teams around the world.

Undoubtedly the most high-profile player in the uber rich league, Tevez is making a killing with his £615,000/week a salary. Just to put things into perspective, the Argentine earns close to £29,285 while sleeping.

The Argentine striker is the highest paid footballer in the world.

Some of the other highest-paid footballers in the world are:

David De Gea and Bastian Schweinsteiger (Manchester United) – £200,000

David Silva (Manchester City) – £210,000

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United) – £220,000

Luis Suarez (Barcelona), Sergio Aguero and Yaya Toure (Manchester City) – £230,000

Robin van Persie (Fenerbahce) – £240,000