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#8 Mesut Özil
Endorsements: $6.5M
Salary & Bonus: $23.7M
Total: $30.2M
Largest Sponsors/Partners: Adidas, Beats by Dre, Mercedes Benz
At the moment, Mesut Ozil is the second-highest earner in the Premier League both in terms of salary and overall earnings. However, his performance doesn't justify his earnings.
The German was regarded as one of the best playmakers in the world a few years and he had a couple of good seasons in the Premier League. However, his lack of impact in big games came to fore quickly. Under Unai Emery, he hasn't featured regularly and the club will struggle to move him on because of his wages.
#7 Kylian Mbappé
Endorsements: $4M
Salary & Bonus: $26.6M
Total: $30.6M
Largest Sponsors/Partners: Nike, Good Gout, Hublot
Kylian Mbappe is the youngest player in this list but when has age been a factor of the Paris Saint-Germain forward?
Mbappe's rise to fame has been quick and deserved. He has already scored 89 goals in only 150 appearances for both Monaco and PSG combined and he also has 13 international goals in only 33 appearances. Then there is also the matter of the numerous records he has broken. All of this at the age of 20.
Mbappe currently earns only $4 million from endorsements but that, as well as his salary, will go up significantly in the coming years. In fact, he has the potential to be the highest-earning player in the world.
#6 Alexis Sánchez
Endorsements: $2.5M
Salary & Bonus: $28.3M
Total: $30.8M
Largest Sponsor/Partner: Nike
Alexis Sanchez was the highest-paid player in the Premier League before his loan move to Inter recently. The Chilean played for European giants like Barcelona, Arsenal and Manchester United before his return to the Serie A.
Sanchez was a huge hit at Arsenal but he turned out to be a huge flop at Manchester United after the two clubs agreed to a swap deal involving Henrikh Mkhitaryan. The Chilean scored just five goals in 45 appearances for United before left.
Even though the 30-year-old is on loan at Inter, his parent club will pay most of his hefty wages.
#5 Andrés Iniesta
Endorsements: $2.5M
Salary & Bonus: $30M
Total: $32.5M
Largest Sponsor/Partner: Asics
Andres Iniesta left Barcelona at the end of the 2017/18 season after 22-years with the club. During his period, he played 674 games for the first team, scored 57 goals and won 32 trophies! In addition, he also won three trophies with Spain including the FIFA World Cup in which he scored the only goal in the final.
The veteran Spaniard could have played in Europe for a couple more years but his decision to move to Japan is justified as he would have wanted a huge paycheck before he hangs up his boots. At Vissel Kobe, he's earning $30 million making him the highest-paid player outside Europe.
