#5 Zlatan Ibrahimovic – $165 million
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A player who has his own hashtag, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a name which threatens to become bigger than the sport itself on many occasions. The mercurial Swedish striker has played for almost all the top clubs in Europe, having won league titles with all of them.
He has represented the likes of Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, AC Milan and PSG and he recently signed a highly lucrative contract with Premier League giants Manchester United.
The name Zlatan was trademarked in May 2003 , which meant that he received exclusive rights to the name of products such as clothing and sporting goods.He is under contract with Nike like other major footballers.
Ibrahimovic is also invloved in his own vitamin water company as well. With Zlatan set to earn an eye-watering $25 million at Manchester United this season, he is well on his way to rising higher on this list.
