In the Saudi Pro League Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Neymar are the highest-paid players in the league. Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly drawing twice the amount of Neymar’s salary in the Saudi Pro League. The Manchester United icon is the highest-paid football player in the world. In the new season the star-studded Saudi pro League’s top 10 salaries list was shared. As per list ahead of 2024-2025 season Ronaldo has emerged as the leading earner of the Saudi Pro League.
CR7 nicknamed of Ronaldo, the Portugal captain is followed by ex-Real Madrid captain Karim Benzema and former Barcelona star Neymar. In the top 10 salaries in the new season, there is huge difference between income earned by global superstar. While Ronaldo (Al Nassr), Neymar (Al lttihad) and Benzema( Al Hilal) all of these three are featuring in the top three of the highest-paid players in the Saudi Pro League. Below is the table for top 10 salary of the player.
| Rank | Player | Salary |
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo(Al Nassr) | £200m |
| 2 | Karim Benzema(Al lttihad) | £100m |
| 3 | Neymar(Al Hilal) | £100m |
| 4 | Riyad Mahrez(Al-Ahli) | £52.5m |
| 5 | Sadio Mane(Al Nassr) | £40m |
| 6 | Kalidou Koulibaly(Al Hilal) | £34.7m |
| 7 | Aleksandar Mitrovic(Al Hilal) | £25m |
| 8 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic(Al Hilal) | £25m |
| 9 | N’Golo Kante(Al Ittihad) | £25m |
| 10 | Aymeric Laporte(Al Nassr) | £24.5m |
For the global stars after FIFA World cup 2022 Saudi Pro League has become the top ranking destination. As per recent reports, superstars of English Premier League(EPL) Alisson Becker, Ederson and Kevin De Bruyne are also linked with a move away to Saudi Arabia.
The Brazilian superstar Neymar pocketed £20m for each appearance!
Neymar made just five appearances for Al-Hilal in the 2023-24 season is the third-highest-paid player in the league. Even his debut season was cut short by a horrific ACL injury he still managed to pocket a whopping sum of £20m for each outing. After a season with the Saudi giants, the former Paris Saint Germain(PSG) star is closing in on a return next season. Neymar and Co. will defend the league title in the 2024-25 season.