ODION IGHALO still won’t be in the top ten highest-paid footballers even if he signs his stunning £400,000-a-week contract and Shanghai Shenhua.
The on-loan Manchester United striker has been offered a staggering pay packet to ensure he commits his future in the Chinese Super League.
It will be a £100,000 increase on his current deal at his parent club
Ighalo has been offered a staggering £400,000-a-week contract to stay at Shanghai ShenhuaCredit: Getty Images – Getty
The move is likely to put a spanner in the works of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s transfer plans who was weighing up making Ighalo’s loan move a permanent one.
Shanghai’s offer will undoubtedly blow United’s out of the water with the 30-year-old facing the prospect of earning £20.8million before tax.
But amazingly it still won’t match some big names who are pocketing fortunes.
According to France Football, it comes as no surprise that Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the two highest earners currently taking home £229m between them.
A large gap starts to open to third-place Neymar, with the Paris Saint-Germain man banking £87m.
Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale is fourth with £35.45m.
And he just narrowly pips Barcelona’s Antoine Griezmann, who is on £35.25m.
Real’s latest Galactico Eden Hazard is fifth with £32.06m.
And despite playing for Japanese side Vissel Kobe, veteran Andres Iniesta is still making a mint on a salary of £31.14m.
Man City superstar Raheem Sterling is eighth with £30.96m, and is the sole Premier League and England representative.
Meanwhile, Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski is ninth with £26.56m.
And PSG’s Kylian Mbappe completes the top ten with £24.73m.
Andres Iniesta takes home a fortune at Japanese club Vissel KobeCredit: Getty – Contributor
Odion Ighalo goes through intensive training drills at Manchester United
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
