Ronaldo leaves Neymar and Benzema in the dust in Saudi Arabia
The list of the 10 highest-earning players in the Saudi Arabian Professional Football League has been announced.
Ahead of the new season, the 10 highest-paid players in the Saudi Arabian Professional Football League have been announced.
According to Capology, Ronaldo is the highest-earning player in the Saudi Pro League, with a total income of 200 million Euros per year.
The Portuguese’s salary is double that of the next highest-paid players, former Real Madrid team-mate Benzema and ex-Barcelona star Neymar, both of whom are said to earn €100m a year.
Ronaldo is the highest paid player in the Saudi Pro League (Photo: Getty).
Former Premier League stars Riyad Mahrez, Sadio Mane, Kalidou Koulibaly, Aymeric Laporte, Aleksandar Mitrovic and Kante are all on the list, as is Serbian midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
Here are the 10 highest-earning players in the Saudi Professional Football League:
- Cristiano Ronaldo – Al Nassr – 200 Euros
- Karim Benzema – Al Ittihad – 100 million Euros
- Neymar – Al Hilal – 100 million Euros
- Riyad Mahrez – 52.5 million Euros
- Sadio Mane – Al Nassr – 40 Tries Euro
- Kalidou Koulibaly – Al Hilal – 34.7 million Euros
- Aleksandar Mitrovic – Al Hilal – 25 million Euros
- Sergej Milinkovic-Savic – Al Hilal – 25 million Euros
- N’Golo Kante – Al Ittihad – 25 million Euros
- Aymeric Laporte – Al Nassr – 24.5 million Euros
This summer, players like Casemiro, Ederson, Alisson Becker and Kevin De Bruyne have all been linked with moves to Saudi Arabia.
Casemiro is likely to join the Saudi Pro League this summer (Photo: Getty).
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first major star to move to Saudi Arabia, after he signed for Al Nassr in January 2023. Since then, clubs in the Saudi Professional Football League have spent big money to lure some of Europe’s best players to the Middle East.
Last summer, players such as Karim Benzema, Neymar, N’Golo Kante, Roberto Firmino, Fabinho and Ruben Neves all signed for Saudi Arabian clubs. It has been widely reported in the media that Saudi Arabian clubs have lured many players away from European football thanks to their financial clout.
