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#1 Lionel Messi - La Liga
Obviously, the highest earning player in Spanish La Liga had to be Lionel Messi, who takes home a handsome sum of €8.3 million a month before tax, which also make him the highest earning footballer in the world by quite some margin.
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After he signed a bumper deal with Barcelona in 2017 that keeps him at the Nou Camp through the 2021 season, he became the highest earning footballer in the world and even topped the Forbes list of highest-earning athletes this year.
Messi had a fabulous season with the Catalans but was yet again left wanting for success with Argentina as they were knocked out of the competition by hosts Brazil.
Well, if you make more than €192 per minute with your club, it is expected that you keep your best for them, but we all know all the money in the world can't give the 32-year-old the satisfaction that lifting a trophy with Albiceleste will.
Well, whether successful with Argentina or not it won't change the fact that he is set to be the highest earner in the sport for the foreseeable future.
Only Mbappe would be able to match his earnings and might even become the first player in history with monthly earning going into double figures.
