Players' recent moves in the current summertransferwindow have experienced changes in the wages of football stars.
Belgian striker still had unfinishedbusinessin the Premier League as he made a mouth-watering 98million move back to Chelsea.
Here are the top 10 highest-paid players in world football
10.
Ronaldo is far behind Messi and Neymar who occupy the number 1 and spots. Photo by Bertrand Guay and Manchester UnitedSource: UGC
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) - $483,000-per-week
9.
David de Gea (Manchester United) - $517,000-per-week
8.
Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City) - $531,000- per-week
7.
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Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) - $531,000-per-week
6.
Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain) - $566,000-per-week
5.
Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) - $690,000-per-week
4.
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Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) - $793,000-per-week
3.
Luis Suarez (Atletico Madrid) - $793,000-per-week
2.
Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain) -$836,000-per-week
1.
Ronaldo started winning trophies since he joined United from Sporting Lisbon including his first Ballon d’Or award in 2008.
Source: Briefly News
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