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Last winter, Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo paved the way for famous players to Saudi Arabia.
After striking a deal with the "Al Nassr" club, the 38-year-old forward already filled his bank account with an impressive salary and became an example for other well-known footballers.
This summer, Frenchmen Karim Benzema, N'Golo Kante, Senegalese Kalidou Koulibaly, and other players followed in his footsteps.
"Sportbible" compiled a top ten list of footballers earning the most in Saudi Arabia.
At the top of the list is C. Ronaldo (£173 million annual salary), narrowly beating K. Benzema (£172 million).
Top ten highest-earning players in Saudi Arabia:
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr) - £3.6 million weekly salary - £173 million annual salary
- Karim Benzema (Al Ittihad) - £3.58 million - £172 million
- N'Golo Kante (Al Ittihad) - £1.7 million - £86.2 million
- Kalidou Koulibaly (Al Hilal) - £500,000 - £30 million
- Ruben Neves (Al Hilal) - £300,000 - £16 million
- Ever Banega (Al Shabab) - £176,000 - £9.1 million
- Matheus Pereira (Al Wahda) - £107,000 - £5.5 million
- Anderson Talisca (Al Nassr) - £100,000 - £5.17 million
- Ahmed Hegazi (Al Ittihad) - £97,000 - £5.01 million
- Moussa Marega (Al Hilal) - £78,000 - £4.28 million
