Messi has been named the highest earning player in 2020 according to Forbes. It's been gathered that the Argentina international set to earn $126million (£98million) - split between his salary of $92million (£72million) plus $34million (£26million) in endorsements.
Following the Barcelona captain boot deal with Adidas, Messi also has endorsement deals with Pepsi, Budweiser and AI-vision company OrCam Technologies.
Ronaldo is in second place on Forbes' list, with the Juventus attacker on course to earn $117million (£91million).
Paris Saint-Germain winger Neymar, who is due to earn $96million (£75million) comes in third position.
While Kylian Mbappe has risen significantly on the list to fourth place. He is set to earn $42million (£33million).
Also, the top five is Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, whose earnings total $37million (£29million).
Salah, the highest Premier League player on the list, has deals with Adidas and Vodafone Egypt.
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba is sixth with earnings of $34million (£26million).
In seventh is Barcelona's Antoine Griezmann, who has earned $33million (£26million). He launched an Esports team this year, with his brand growing further.
Real Madrid's Gareth Bale is in eighth with $29million (£23million) despite his lack of game time.
Robert Lewandowski, who helped Bayern Munich to win the treble, is in ninth place with earnings of $24million (£19million).
Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea, meanwhile, is in tenth having earned $27million (£21million).
Source: Dailymail
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