Samuel Eto'o is the best-paid footballer on the planet and Cristiano Ronaldo will be the highest-paid player in Spanish football, with a salary of €17 million net for each of the next five seasons, which is one million more than Messi gets. Here are the 'Top-10' in the world:

Player (Team) -- Total earnings

Samuel Eto'o (Anzhi) -- €20m
Cristiano (Real Madrid) -- €17m
Leo Messi (Barcelona) -- €16m
Neymar (Barcelona) -- €15m
Ibrahimovic (PSG) -- €14.5m
Radamel Falcao (Mónaco) -- €14m
Rooney (Manchester United) -- €13.8m
Sergio Agüero (Man. City) -- €13.5m
Yayá Touré (Man. City) -- €13m
Thiago Silva (PSG) -- €12m