The amount of money that soccer moves is already stratospheric, but not all clubs can afford to offer millionaire contracts. However, there are others that can, such as Manchester City and Al Nassr with Erling Haaland and Cristiano Ronaldo, who on Friday became the highest-paid soccer players on the planet.
Both players will extend their ties with their respective teams, so we make a comparison of what they will earn in the coming years. And the result of the exercise is simply delirious.
Erling Haaland’s salary at Manchester City
The Premier League was shaken by the extension of the Norwegian striker’s contract until the summer of 2034, and they did not wait any longer to finalize the agreement that tied him until 2027.
But if the ‘Android’ was already the highest paid player in Pep Guardiola‘s squad, now he will be even more so. According to figures from The Sun, Erling Haaland will go from earning 474,000 euros a week to 600,000; a huge increase that will ensure he earns around 30 million euros per season.
In this way, the Norwegian could guarantee himself earnings in excess of 308 million euros in this decade, without taking into account bonuses or alternative income
If we do the math, the ‘Android’ would be earning around one euro per second… 60 per minute, 3,600 per hour and 87,000 per day… Beastly figures that make him one of the best paid soccer players in the world.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s salary with Al Nassr
Figures that could not even be compared to what CR7 receives in Saudi Arabia, and after it became known that he will extend his contract, at least until June 2026; dates that coincide with the World Cup to be played in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
The Portuguese star, who will turn 40 on February 5, would have accepted to continue with the ‘Knights of Najd’, but only if some requests are met:
In the offer that Al Nassr put on the table to Cristiano Ronaldo for a year and a half more, they would offer him the total power to choose the signings of the team, and thus, stand up to the Saudi rivals such as Al Hilal and Al Ittihad.
In return, he would be given 5% of the team’s shares and would be guaranteed a salary of 200 million euros, becoming the only player in the world to earn 500,000 euros a day
Based on this, Erling Haaland would still be far from Cristiano Ronaldo’s figures, although they are not insignificant sums for a 24-year-old.