Russian Premier League's FC Anzhi Makhachkala striker Samuel Eto'o is the best-paid footballer in the world at €20M ($25.2M) annually, according to Rubén Jiménez of MARCA. Rounding out the top three are Paris St. Germain's Zlatan Ibrahimovic (€14.5M/$18.2M) and ManU's Wayne Rooney (€13.8M/$17.8M). Ronaldo has the 10th highest salary at €10M ($12.6M), which is reportedly "one of the motives for his recent anger" with Real Madrid (MARCA, 9/4).
| Name |
Club / League |
Annual Salary |
| 1. Samuel Eto'o |
FC Anzhi Makhachkala (Russian Premier League) |
€20M ($25.1M) |
| 2. Zlatan Ibrahimović |
Paris St. Germain (Ligue 1) |
€14.5M ($18.2M) |
| 3. Wayne Rooney |
Manchester United (Premier League) |
€13.8M ($17.3M) |
| 4. Yaya Touré |
Manchester City (Premier League) |
€13M ($16.3M) |
| 5. Sergio Agüero |
Manchester City (Premier League) |
€12.5M ($15.7M) |
| 6. Didier Drogba |
Shanghai Shenhua (Chinese Super League) |
€12M ($15.1M) |
| 7. Fernando Torres |
Chelsea FC (Premier League) |
€10.8M ($13.6M) |
| 8. Darío Conca |
Guangzhou Evergrande (Chinese Super League) |
€10.6M ($13.3M) |
| 9. Lionel Messi |
FC Barcelona (La Liga) |
€10.5M ($13.2M) |
| 10. Cristiano Ronaldo |
Real Madrid (La Liga) |
€10M ($12.6M) |
