Paris SG star Kylian Mbappé will be the highest paid football player on the planet this season, counting his salary with his club and his income from advertising contracts, according to
Forbes
' annual ranking , published on Friday.
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The French striker, world champion in 2018 with the Blues, should earn 128 million dollars, or 131.1 million euros, before taxes and agent fees.
A record for this sport, according to the specialized media.
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For the first time since 2014, it is neither the Argentinian Lionel Messi, teammate of the French at PSG and second on this list with 120 million dollars (122.9 million euros), nor the eternal rival of the latter. , the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), third with 102 million euros, who are enthroned among the richest footballers.
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The two superstars were already in their thirties when they each crossed the 100 million dollar annual income mark for the first time in 2018. Mbappé, for his part, achieves this well before, at only 23 years old.
Kylian Mbappé, who decided in May to extend to PSG until 2025 (the last season is optional), after having considered leaving for Real Madrid, will receive during the current financial year 2022/2023 around 112 million euros, between his salary and a portion of his signing bonus,
Forbes
estimates , citing industry experts.
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This amount is added to the 18 million euros of income outside the field, with its various partnerships (
Nike
,
Dior
,
Hublot
,
Oakley
,
Panini , the
FIFA
video game
).
Since then, the native of Bondy (93) has also created a production company, Zebra Valley, and has invested in the field of "NFT".