Many of our compatriots complain about the unfair high salaries at Russian football players but it's worth remembering that there are players in the world whose loss will be the beginning of the end for some clubs, so they are desperately trying to keep them by increasing salaries and offering new, better contracts. Some of them spend most of their fees on charity, which is especially true for representatives of the South American and African regions, but this does not make them significantly poorer. Your attention is given the rating Top 10 highest paid soccer players in the world 2016, whose representatives can rightfully bear the title of owners of "golden" legs, because not a single goalkeeper hit him.
10. Cesc Fabregas $21 million
Despite many rumors that the Spaniard was planning to leave the Chelsea camp, he will have to play there at least one more season, given the fact that he turned down the offer Chinese club offering double pay. In addition to bonuses, the Swiss account of the player is replenished by participating in advertising campaigns, which, we hope, motivates him to give all his best on the field, because last season was quite bleak. Despite everything, Cesc Fabregas is among the ten richest footballers in the world, according to Forbes magazine, this year.
9. $22 million
The representative of the ninth line of the ranking of the 10 highest paid football players in the world in 2016 is distinguished by the diversity of companies with which he has sponsorship contracts, in addition to the standard suppliers of sports equipment, one of which is a player in China, you can even see an outlandish confectionery company. However, the club is in no hurry to offer the player a more lucrative contract, because his inexpressive game in last season scared away many potential buyers, the leader of which was Real Madrid.
8. Luis Suarez $23 million
More than this striker, only two players in Barcelona receive, but this does not bother the Uruguayan, who steadily increases his own value and wealth with a bright game on the field, because he managed to get 82 points on the goal + pass system in just 51 games, which is the best indicator in the world this moment. In addition, he is the face of many manufacturers of football equipment, and the opening of his own line of boots brought him an additional 5 million, on top of the 18 that he received from the club contract.
7. $24 million
Even with the Argentinian football god falling far behind in earnings, we couldn't help including Manchester City's top striker in the world's highest paid players of 2016, who signed a better deal this summer. Despite the harsh personnel purges in the camp of the "citizens" caused by the arrival of Pep Guardiola, Sergio Aguero retains his place in the first team, confirming his own high class of play, having already scored 3 hat-tricks in the last 5 games of the club.
6. Wayne Rooney $26 million
Throughout the season, United showed a weak and inexpressive game from defense, which did not allow the club to catch on to the opportunity to play in the Champions League, but all these factors did not at all affect the income of team captain Wayne Rooney, who, after a great performance at the Euro, during which he failed to save his team, was forced to return home in economy class. But do not be fooled, because it was just a publicity stunt in which the fans were shown the depth of the team's shame for the defeat of the Icelandic national team. The football player is the face of Nike in England, and also receives 20 million euros per season under a club contract.
5. $34 million
The most expensive football player of the Wales national team, which managed to set a historical record and get into the semi-finals of the European Championship, is located at the equator of the rating - the highest paid footballers of 2016. In his club, he is second only to a world-class star. It is worth noting contracts not only with manufacturers sportswear but also active participation in advertising campaign smartphones Sony Xperia, annually enriching it by 7 million euros. Despite a serious injury that saw Bale miss several matches, the Welshman managed to break the previous season's record with 19 goals and 14 assists.
4. $36 million
This Brazilian manages to stand out from his teammates not only with his appearance, but also with much more profitable sponsorship contracts. Over the current year, exclusively on personal contracts with manufacturers of equipment and household chemicals, he earned 22 million euros, thereby surpassing any football player in this indicator. The Olympics at home also left only positive emotions - the young talent brought gold medals to his country, after which, after a short rest, she directed all her efforts to help the club, having managed to score 8 goals into the opponent's goal since the beginning of the season.
3. $37 million
Opens the top three in the top ten highest paid football players in the world for 2016, the player of the Swedish national team and the Manchester United club, who has the most ego of all modern football players. However, he should be given credit, in 3 weeks the sale of T-shirts with his name brought the club 80 million pounds. In every game, the striker proves that age is just a number, with regular assists and goals for his new club. The only sad fact is that Zlatan has never won the most prestigious club trophy on the continent, but who knows, he has a couple of years left and now he regularly appears in one of the top clubs England, so we sincerely wish him good luck.
2. $77 million
Most modern football fans should be grateful for the opportunity to see one of the best strikers in history play live. Despite his tiny stature, Messi has great foot control and is able to single-handedly go through five to six defenders. We assume that Lionel has long ceased to keep records of his own funds, in connection with which he got into a high-profile scandal with tax evasion, as a result of the trial in which he received 2 years of probation. However, this did not scare off sponsors at all, because not every product will advertise best player modernity, to which even the legendary Pele agrees to give the palm.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo $82 million
But the leader of the rating becomes a player whose name everyone has heard, even a person who has an aversion to football, because he regularly appears in television commercials and on billboards. Cristiano Ronaldo - highest paid soccer player in the world 2016. The current year is going to be the best for the Portuguese, after winning the Champions League, he managed to win the first trophy in the national team - the European Championship, where the hosts of the tournament, the French, were knocked out in the final. Speculation about a possible change of club registration prompted the royal club to improve the terms of the contract in order to keep the main football star in its composition.
Continental and world championships are a great opportunity for a football player to express himself loudly. The current European Championship is no exception. Footballers try to prove themselves as best as possible in order to receive an invitation from a top club later. Some go to the Euro unknown to anyone, but as a result they become popular and in demand, some of them attract the attention of the leading European clubs with successful performances, and some go to the Euro already as stars and once again confirms their reputation to the world. Editorial Readfootball offers the TOP 10 most expensive players in Euro 2016. From an incredible number of European football superstars, we have selected the ten most expensive and compiled a special rating.
10. Mesut Ozil - 27 years old, € 50 million / Arsenal
The rating is opened by the midfielder of the London Arsenal, the 2014 world champion in Germany, Mesut Ozil. The playmaker has been performing well for the Gunners for several years and has been in the top 10 assists for the past 5 years. The transfer fee of Ozil, at the start of Euro 2016, was 50 million in European currency.
9. Luka Modric - 30 years old, €50m / "Real Madrid"
Next in the ranking is Ozil's ex-partner at Real Madrid, Luka Modric. The Croatian had a good season, won the Champions League with the team and already managed to bring his team victory over Turkey in group stage. Modric's transfer fee is equal to Ozil's.
8. Kevin De Bruyne - 24 years old, €60m / "Manchester city"
The next player has a football price tag of 10 million more than previous players, meet one of the best playmakers of recent years, Kevin De Bruyne. It is on the Manchester City midfielder that football Belgium lays great expectations at the European Championship.
7. Antoine Griezmann - 25 years old, € 70 million / Atletico Madrid
Next in the rankings is a player whose transfer value has grown at an incredible trajectory over the past 2 years. The French striker played in the Champions League final this year and did not score a penalty there, but this did not affect the cost. Griezmann has already managed to score a goal for the French national team at home Euro.
6. Paul Pogba - 23 years old, € 70 million / Juventus
Next is another Frenchman, who is hunted by the whole football world. Pogba has been mesmerizing for the second year in a row football Europe With his magic on the ball and vision of the field, the leading clubs in the Old World want to have him in their ranks. Tarsfern the price of the Juventus midfielder is 70 million euros.
5. Eden Hazard - 25 years old, € 70 million / Chelsea
In the middle of the TOP is the Belgian Eden Hazard, who frankly failed last season at the club level. Azar long time couldn't stand out goals scored, and the game itself did not go well with the midfielder of the "pensioners". However, successful performances for the Belgian national team did not allow the transfer fee to fall below 70 million in European currency.
4. Robert Lewandowski - 27 years old, € 70 million / Bayern
On a par with Pogba, Griezmann and Hazard is the Pole Robert Lewandowski. The striker is the main striking force, not only for his national team, but also for the giants of European football Bayern Munich.
3. Thomas Müller - 26 years old, € 75 million / Bayern
The current trio is opened by Lewandowski's partner in Bayern Munich, Thomas Müller. This is a football player who has been demonstrating powerful productive football for several years in a row, both at the club level and at the international level. This is what became the key to the fact that the cost of Muller is up to 75 million.
2. Gareth Bale - 26 years old, €80m / "Real Madrid"
The second place is taken by the footballer who, without exaggeration, independently pulled Wales to the European Championship 2016, and continues to drag him further. The Real Madrid star is a real hero in his country,. Gareth Bale has already managed to score 3 goals in 3 matches, the Welshman's transfer fee reaches 80 million euros.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo - 31 years old, € 110 million / "Real Madrid"
And of course, the three-time winner of the Golden Ball, one of the best football players Today, Cristiano Ronaldo is the most expensive player in Euro 2016. The cost of the Portuguese reaches a cosmic +110 million in European currency, and this is a minute more than the total application of some teams at the European Championship.
Portugal, 110 million euros
Already a solid age for the striker does not prevent Cristiano from remaining the most expensive player in the tournament. According to Transfermarkt.de, the Portuguese is worth more than 100 million euros. In second place is Ronaldo's Real Madrid partner Gareth Bale, for whom a potential buyer will have to pay at least 80 million. The most expensive player in the Russian national team is Igor Akinfeev - his price is 14 million in euros.
The cheapest footballer
Emre Mor, Turkey, 100 thousand euros
It is unlikely that you have heard something about this football player. Yes, this is not surprising. Emre Mor is only 18 years old, he played a little more than a dozen matches for the Danish Nordsjaelland and scored two goals. It is likely that in a couple of years this Turkish midfielder will be able to light up for more high level, but so far he is the cheapest player in the tournament. As part of our national team the most inexpensive are the veteran Sergei Ignashevich and his young CSKA teammate Alexander Golovin. Both cost 500 thousand euros each.
oldest team
Ireland: average age - 29.4
Martin O'Neill has brought to France a reliable age group, which, due to experience, will try to impose a struggle on Belgium, Italy and Sweden. In many ways, Shay Given provides a high figure in the “middle age” column. The legendary goalkeeper is already over 40, but he still retains the post of number one in the national team. The youngest player on the team is 24-year-old Derby County striker Jeff Hendrick. By the way, in second place is our team with an average age of 28.8 years.
The youngest team
England, Germany: average age - 25.4
The neighbors of the Irish, on the contrary, decided to bet on fresh blood. Under the wing of Roy Hodgson, young guys who are hungry for victories have gathered, who intend to at least take prizes. is the youngest player not only in the camp of the "Three Lions", but throughout the tournament, and the main veteran of the team, Wayne Rooney, is only 30. The Bundestim players are exactly the same age on average. Lev does not shy away from constantly attracting young football players to the national team. In the national team of this convocation, the youngest was the 20-year-old Schalke midfielder Leroy Zane, the most experienced was the 31-year-old Schweinsteiger.
Most Valuable Team
Germany - 562 million euros
The current world champions are slightly ahead of the current European champions in terms of the cost of the composition. In total, the wards of Joachim Löw are worth 562 million euros, the players of del Bosque - 557 million. The Belgian national team is in third place by a wide margin - the cost of all players in its application is 461 million y.e. The Russian team is in 13th place with a figure of 133.5 million.
The cheapest team
Hungary - 27.3 million euros
The most modest in terms of transfer fees was the Hungarian team. 27.3 million euros - and at your disposal are all 23 representatives of the national team, which in the last century terrified the whole of Europe with its name alone. The cheapest in its composition is a 40-year-old veteran Gabor Kiraly (250 thousand euros). The most expensive is the well-known Balazs Dzhudzhak, who now plays for the Turkish Bursaspor - 6.25 million rubles.
From June 10 to July 10 in France the championship will take place European football. 24 teams will compete in the final stage of the tournament.
9-10. Toni Kroos, Real Madrid, Germany, 26, €50m
Germany midfielder Toni Kroos good season in Real Madrid. The defensive midfielder of the “royal club”, after Casemiro began to play next to him, began to pay more attention to the attack. As a result, on account of Kroos 10 assists in the championship of Spain.
Winning a second Champions League title puts the £50m German as one of the most rewarding and expensive players in Europe and the upcoming Euro 2016
9-10. Luka Modric, Real Madrid, Croatia, 30 years old, €50 million
Another Real Madrid player who had a very successful season. Modric is also one of the leaders and the national team. The Croat has played 32 games for Real Madrid this season, scoring 2 goals and 4 assists.
8. Kevin de Bruyne, Manchester City, Belgium, 24, €60 million
Potential star of the upcoming Euro 2016. Having proven himself at club level, Belgian international Kevin de Bruyne now wants to prove himself at international level. Moreover, the Manchester City midfielder managed to get in shape after the injury and had a good second part of the season. As a result, he has 25 matches in the Premier League, but 16 points in the “goal + pass” system (25 games, 7 goals, 5 assists).
5-7. Antoine Griezmann, Atlético Madrid, France, 25 years old, €70 million
In two years, Frenchman Antoine Griezmann has risen from Real Sociedad's promising striker to a top-level striker, which is now valued at 70 million. The rising star of French football should replace Karim Benzema at the Euro. Griezmann can do it, because in this season he scored 22 goals in the Spanish championship and dragged the "mattress" (7 goals) to the Champions League final. True, in the decisive match he blundered, not scoring a penalty.
5-7. Paul Pogba, Juventus, France, 23, €70 million
Another Frenchman for whom Euro 2016 can become a springboard for moving to one of the giant clubs: Real and Manchester United are already fighting for the black midfielder of Juventus. This season, he consistently entered the field, scored 12 goals and gave eight assists, reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League with Turin.
5-7. Eden Hazard, Chelsea, Belgium, 25 years old, €70 million
Another "golden boy" Belgian football. He failed the beginning of the season, could not score a goal for a long time, having scored for the first time in the English Championship only at the end of April, after Jose Mourinho was replaced by Guus Hiddink. As a result, the Belgian has only four goals and three assists, but at Euro 2016, he, along with a galaxy of other talented Belgian football players, can be expected to be a big surprise.
3-4. Thomas Müller, Bavaria, Germany, 26, €75 million
A striker who will certainly “twist the vertebrae” of our defenders in the first match at Euro 2016. Thomas Müller had a good season, scoring 20 goals in the Bundesliga and eight in the Champions League, while playing in the attack in different positions. Will be the main striking force of Joachim Loew and at Euro 2016.
3-4. Robert Lewandowski, Bavaria, Poland, 27, €75 million
He spent a crazy season and proved his worth and high transfer price after the transfer from Borussia to Bayern. Guardiola completely trusted the Pole with a place at the base, and Robert stamped goals in packs - 30 goals in 32 matches of the German championship, nine goals in the Champions League.
History is being rewritten before our very eyes - Bale and Ronaldo stepped aside, and Pogba's transfer to Manchester United becomes the most expensive transfer in the history of football. Sokker.ru evaluates the deal of the English club and is looking for what he can give the Mourinho team?
Dossier
Full name: Paul Labille Pogba. Citizenship: France.
Age: 23 years old; growth: 191 cm; weight: 80 kilograms.
Previous clubs: Manchester United, Juventus.
Position: versatile central midfielder.
For the French national team: 38 matches, 6 goals.
Transfer amount: 89 million pounds, approximately 105 million euros, not counting individual bonuses. World record.
Conditions of a contract: 5-year agreement with a salary of 13-15 million pounds per year, again, not including additional payments.
Early years and early career
Born in the north of France, has Guinean roots, so from now on - after passing a medical examination and following the last formalities, the most expensive in the world is an African. Although Paul, unlike his older twin brothers, who are also football players, but were not born in Europe, has nothing to do with Guinea. The midfielder grew up at the Roissy-en-Brie club, then played a little at the Le Havre school before joining the Manchester United academy. I didn’t get a foothold in the first team, I didn’t want to wait, we didn’t agree on a contract - a common story.
But tell Ferguson in 2012 that Pogba, who was sold to Juventus for £800,000, would have to pay £90m in four years, the Scot would have laughed. After all before us is the main lottery ticket in the history of football. The Turin club earned more than one hundred million euros, since Pogba's salary was offset by income from his game, and there was also a small profit from cooperation and various contracts. So Paul was beneficial to Juventus, but decided to leave, because he managed to gain experience and lose motivation. At twenty-three years old, we have a midfielder who has played four full seasons in the difficult Serie A - not bad!
Playing portrait of Paul Pogba
In fact, not such a high percentage of viewers at ordinary Juventus matches around the world of the total number of football fans. Therefore, the fields in his best matches not everyone saw. In Serie A, he was good, one of the most notable, but if you recall the defeat in the Champions League and the offensive misfire at Euro 2016 in the final, where France was the favorite, you can highlight following points. Firstly, Paul does not yet have leadership qualities like a veteran. Secondly, he could play more intensely, evenly and disciplined, and I want to see how Mourinho will pacify him. Thirdly, versatility, technique, swipe and dimensions give out in it a football player with whom it is pleasant to work. Before us is a long, pumped up, technical, sometimes pretentious, and sometimes inconspicuous young player, whose main disadvantage is that he has no idea about Pogba's clear position. Who is he, left midfielder, central, destroyer or creator? The field needs Mourinho to answer simply and clearly. And in order to grow, because there is room to develop, at twenty-three he has not exhausted his full potential.
What can Manchester United give?
The FA Super Cup Final showed that new team Pogba is at the same time a coach with clear orders and a set of players, where who is in the woods, who is for firewood. Paul is no worse than Fallaini, he can fit into such chaos without any problems, and indeed will give the structure of the game "Manchester United" solidity, texture and physical strength. After all, even on vacation in the USA I went to gym and did not pose like Ronaldo with McGregor, but boxed and trained. By the way, he hits better than Slutsky in the famous video, but he keeps his defense just as bad, which is symbolic.
After all, the situation is similar on the field, Paul should destroy even better! And no one is arguing about whether Pogba is a bad player or a good one - very good, the whole discussion is around an inflated transfer amount and, therefore, additional pressure and exorbitant expectations. But Pogba can give the new team and former club all the power of PR, with which Ibrahimovic additionally copes. They acquire not only the contract of a football player, not only his skills, but also the opportunity to promote the brand. That is, they make a conscious bet and know why they spend more than they could under other circumstances.
Why is the transition the most expensive?
The main reason why Pogba becomes the most dear footballers in history, there are two legs, two arms and a name - . The Italian agent and gray eminence of the transfer summer knocks out conditions, earned money for Juventus, and royal bonuses for himself. will be announced now various options settlement with Juventus, maybe one hundred million euros will be given to the club, and the rest - bonuses and deductions to the agent. Perhaps there will be separate tranches, but all this is not important, since in total, no one paid so much for a football player, even Real Madrid for Bale or Ronaldo. Who is the most expensive in other positions? Find out by checking out the special world team - there are a lot of stars and crazy money.
Rio Ferdinand: “Is it worth the money? Do not know. To be honest, I don't know if anyone is even worth 20 million euros. I spoke with Pogba, I know him well. He is entirely devoted to football and does not think about money. When I came to Manchester United, money was not the main thing for me either. Or do you think it was for Giggs, for Keane? That's for Pogba. He loves football, he just wants to develop and be better."
Arsene Wenger: “This is a completely crazy idea for those who cannot afford to pay such a sum. If you can do it, then everything is fine. It's crazy in terms of normal life. However, there is a lot of money in football, there is huge competition, and clubs can afford to pay that much. Can this money "fight back"? Nobody can calculate this. Maybe in a few years players will be paid 200, 300 million euros. Who knows".
Phil Neville: Is Pogba worth £100m? Yes, I think it's worth it. In his person, Manchester United will acquire one of the best midfielders in the world. Pogba has always stood out in physical plane , even when he was younger than others, he looked bigger. Paul was also always faster and more powerful than the others. He will give the United midfield strength and authority. I think this is what the fans have missed in recent seasons.”
Paul Scholes:“He is a very talented young player, I played with him and I know how good he is. Pogba played for the first team of Manchester United several times, and, as far as I remember, he left the club because he asked for too much money. Since then it has progressed he needs to get even better to play for a hundred million. I don't think Pogba is worth that kind of money."
Only the game will judge?
Even former Manchester United teammates cannot agree on whether Pogba's contract is valued correctly, or is the amount noticeably overstated? But no one bothers to express their own opinion to each of the fans. For my taste, the hype around the midfielder, who has all the qualities and characteristics for rapid growth, but is not the key to the structure of the game, is artificial. Pogba can become a great player, but whether he will become a great one is a big question! He is not Zidane, not Messi, not Ronaldo or Ronaldo. Moreover, this is not the first time in recent years that Manchester United has broken its own record, and Di Maria, as we remember, did not play. But Mourinho insisted on the transfer of Pogba, the club agreed, everyone in Manchester United needed a football brand, and now let's see how the new team of Ibrahimovic, Mkhitaryan and Paul will continue the season, which began with the victory in the FA Super Cup on the day when Pogba underwent a medical examination, that is, he accepted final decision - returns to Manchester United.