But let’s look at the top six highest paid players at the 2016 European Championships.
1.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Team: Portugal
Earnings: $88M
Talisman of the Portuguese and Real Madrid star player, he recently won the UEFA Champions League, scoring the last penalty in the shootout
2.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Team: Sweden
Earnings: $37.4m
Captain of his national team and having just let his contract expire at French champions PSG, the list of clubs wanting his signature is probably as tall as his impressive height.
3.
Gareth Bale
Team: Wales
Earnings: $35.9m
Still the world’s most expensive player three years after he moved to the Spanish capital, the entire country of Wales will be hoping he can fire their team to glory.
4.
Team: England
Earnings: $26.1m
Captain for club and country, Rooney is on a reported salary of $17.8m per year with the rest coming from brand endorsements.
5.
Team: Germany
Earnings: $22.4m
Since swapping the cities of Munich and Manchester, this German star has become the highest-earning midfielder in the history of the Premier League
6.
Team: Belgium
Earnings: $22m
Star player of Chelsea and Belgium, despite his underwhelming last season, he still earned almost $300,000 per week in salary alone. No Fields Found.
