Cristiano Ronaldo is the top Saudi Pro League earner and his cash dwarfs one African star who bags R19.7 million a WEEK. Not too shabby.
Cristiano Ronaldo taking home obscene amounts in Saudi
40-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo’s gross earnings look a bit like £3.28 million a week in the cash-rich Saudi Pro League. Shame, a huge chunk of that will be taken away in the form of taxes. However, a gross figure of R75.7 million a week is, well, pretty damn gross. He earns exactly double the next-best earners, former PSG and Barcelona superstar winger Neymar and Real Madrid icon Karim Benzema. The top African earner is former Man City star Riyadh Mahrez. The Algerian is bagging £854.9k a week. Via GiveMeSport:
Top Saudi Pro League earners (weekly wage)
- Cristiano Ronaldo – £3.28 million
- Neymar – £1.64 million
- Karim Benzema – £1.64 million
- Ivan Toney – £1 million
- Riyadh Mahrez – £854.9k
- Sadio Mané – £655.2k
- Kalidou Koulibaly – £568.4k
- N’Golo Kanté – £409.5k
- Aleksandar Mitrović – £409.5k
- Sergej Milinkovic-Savić – £409.5k
- Aymeric Laporte – £401.3k
- Marcelo Brozović – £396.4k
- Roberto Firmino – £311.2k
Mofokeng could have joined Sekhukhune, Sundowns
Meanwhile, in local news, Former Pirates youth coach Mandla Qhogi has revealed that Relebohile Mofokeng was close to joining other PSL sides before becoming a Buccaneer. Qhogi claims perennial champions Sundowns made a concerted effort to sign the winger, making a tempting offer to the School of Excellence. Despite that, Mofokeng had already committed to Orlando Pirates.
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