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10. David de Gea (Manchester United) – $27m / R450m
2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) – $117m / R1.9bn
4. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain) – $42m / R700m
6. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) – $34m / R567m
8. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) – $29m / R483m
9. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) – $28m / R466m
3. Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain) – $96m / R16bn
1. Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) – $126m / R2.1bn
5. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – $37m / R617m
7. Antoine Griezmann (FC Barcelona) – $33m / R550m