Top 10 Highest Paid Football Players 9
Ivory Coast’s national soccer player Gnégnéri Yaya Touré is widely known just as Yaya Touré and currently plays for Manchester City in the English Premier League. According to the recent years’ salary statistics, Yaya Touré earns a total of $21 million per year out of which $18 million comes as the salary from the club and he also earns $3 million from his endorsements each year. His current major sponsors are sports megabrand Puma for which he appeared in numerous ad campaigns throughout the world. According to his long-term deal with Puma, clothing and shoes will be donated to underprivileged in West Africa as a charitable component. His recent contract extension with Manchester City earned him a total of $334,000 weekly salary.
