Messi, Ronaldo, Mbappe: Check out the World's ten highest paid footballers

In L’Equipe’s annual salary report, the French news outlet revealed who the ten best-paid footballers in Europe are going by monthly wage before tax.

Barcelona striker Lionel Messi came out on top of the list with £7.3million beating long-term rival Cristiano Ronaldo in second who earns a staggering £4.1m a month before tax.

Coming in third is Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann who earns £2.9m (€3.3m).

Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar follows Griezmann with reported monthly earnings of £2.7m (€3.06m) while Luis Suarez completes the top five with a monthly wage of £2.5m (€2.9m).

See the full list below.

1. Lionel Messi – £7.3million

2. Cristiano Ronaldo – £4.1million

3. Antoine Griezmann – £2.9million

4. Neymar – £2.7million

5. Luis Suarez – £2.5million

6. Gareth Bale – £2.2million

7. Philippe Coutinho – £2million

8. Alexis Sanchez – £2million

9. Kylian Mbappe – £1.5million

10. Mesut Ozil – £1.4million