Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan is among the top 10 richest players on Earth.
A survey carried out by Forbes official website saw the Ghanaian international rated the eight richest player on the globe with a weekly salary of £227,000 and a yearly wage of £11.8 million after tax.
The Shanghai SIPG star together with Ivory Coast and Manchester City star Yaya Toure were the only Africans named in the top 10.
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo top the list with an annual wage of £15 million, with closest rival Lionel Messi with £14.5 million.
Gyan was however rated above Neymar and Suarez.
Top 10 footballers with highest salary in 2015-16 season:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) – weekly £288,000 after tax – Yearly £15 million after tax
Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) – weekly £275,000 after tax – yearly £14.5 million after tax
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) – weekly £250,000 after tax – yearly £13 million
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (PSG) – weekly £250,000 after tax – yearly £13 million
Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) – weekly £320,000 before tax
Yaya Toure (Man City) – weekly £230,000 after tax – yearly £11.9 million
Sergio Aguero (Man City) – weekly £230,000 after tax – yearly £11.9 million
Asamoah Gyan (Shanghai SIPG) – weekly £227,000 after tax – yearly £11.8 million
Neymar (Barcelona) – weekly £220,000 after tax – yearly £11.4 millio
Luis Suarez (Barcelona) – weekly £205,000 after tax – yearly £10.66 millionhttp:
Source://metrofilla.com/asamoah-gyan-is-the-8th-richest-player-on-earth/
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