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Most Lucrative Football Contracts in History
This list features the players that have secured the largest contract deals in the history of football.
RANK | FOOTBALLER | TEAM | LENGTH | VALUE |
1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Al Nassr | 2 years (2025-2027) | $528.3 million |
2 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 4 years (2017-2021) | £464.3 million |
3 | Karim Benzema | Al-Ittihad | 3 years (2023-2026) | £451.6 million |
4 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Al-Nassr | 2 years (2023-2025) | £428.0 million |
5 | Erling Haaland | Manchester City | 9 years (2025-2034) | £370.6 million |
6 | Kylian Mbappe | PSG | 2 years (2022-2024) | £354.6 million |
7 | Neymar | Al-Hilal | 2 years (2023-2025) | £276.0 million |
8 | Kylian Mbappe | Real Madrid | 5 years (2024-2029) | £258.3 million |
9 | Neymar | PSG | 6 years (2017-2023) | £233.0 million |
10 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 5 years (2016-2021) | £185.7 million |
11 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Juventus | 4 years (2018-2022) | £185.7 million |
12 | Gareth Bale | Real Madrid | 6 years (2016-2022) | £150.2 million |
13 | Paul Pogba | Manchester United | 5 years (2016-2021) | £95.4 million |
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