The 10 Highest-Paid Players in the world

 Kylian Mbappe's new contract at Paris Saint-Germain has made him the highest-paid footballer in the world, but how does his annual salary compare to the likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo? Here are the 10 best-paid players in football right now.

Despite his self-confessed lifelong dream being to represent Real Madrid, a last-minute change of heart saw the 23-year-old tie himself to a new three-year deal in France last month.According to reports across Europe, his new contract sees the 2018 FIFA World Cup winner overtake his peers Messi and Ronaldo as the world's best-paid football player, but by just how much?

Mbappe is said to now earn a staggering $62 million (R962 million) a year in Paris after committing himself to the Ligue 1 champions for the next three years, with his colleague Messi believed to be be paid more than $20 million (R310 million) less than him, as per Square Mile.