Many of the great stars of world football have chosen to play the last years of their careers in the <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2023/03/al-batin-with-a-goal-from-renzo-lopez-beat-cristiano-ronaldos-team-1-0/" title="Al-Batin, with a goal from Renzo López, beat Cristiano Ronaldo's team 1-0″>Roshn Saudi Leaguethe Saudi Arabian league. Cristiano Ronaldo He was one of the first great players to take the step and pack his bags to play in Saudi Arabia, he did so on December 30, 2022, when it became official his signing for Al-Nassr Football Club. In the wake of the Portuguese forward, other footballers have followed in his footsteps: Benzema, Neymar, Mané, Nacho o Cancelo They are just some of the footballers who have decided to play in that country. And the main reason is the salaries, the amount of which is unattainable for many European clubs.
To date there were approximations about what Saudi clubs could pay their stars, but now the salaries of the main players in the Roshn Saudi League have come to light. A report published by Al Sharq News, with data from Bloomberg and Forbes, details the figures of the great players in the Saudi League. As expected, Cristiano Ronaldo He is the player with the highest salary, with quite a difference over the second. The Portuguese receives a total of 285 million dollars (263 million euros), an astronomical sum that is divided between his salary (220 million) and his advertising income (65 million dollars).
Second on the list is Neymar. The Brazilian, Al Hilal strikercobra 110 million dollars: 80 million in salary and 30 million in advertising revenue. Third on the list is Karim Benzemaformer Real Madrid soccer player, who He signed on June 6, 2023 for Al Ittihadclub that pays you 104 million dollars (100 in salary and 4 in image rights).
The fourth footballer who earns the most is Sadio Maneformer Liverpool and Bayern footballer, who reaches 52 million dollars (48 in salary plus four in image rights) at Al Nassr.
The aforementioned report from Al Sharq News also details the income of the footballers who arrived in the summer of 2024 in the Saudi League. João Cancelo (Al Hilal), Neymar’s teammate, with 17 million, and the Englishman Ivan Toneywhich exceeds 23 million at Al-Ahli, are the two highest paid among the newcomers, along to Moussa Diaby (Al Ittihad), also with 17 million dollars in revenue.
Nacho Fernandezformer Real Madrid footballer, who this summer signed for Al Qadisiyah is pocketed 11.2 million dollarsthe same amount as his teammate Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Report on the salaries of Saudi League footballers
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