Many people in the football Space, believe that Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi could be The Richest Footballer In The World. However, it would be surprising to know that neither Cristiano Ronaldo nor Lionel Messi is the richest footballer in the world.

Faiq Bolkiah The Richest Footballer In The World

According to various sources, the richest footballer is Faiq Bolkiah. He is the son of the Prince of Brunei. Also, he is stated to worth $20 billion (£16.9bn).

He is from a royal and a very wealthy family where his father, Jefri Bolkiah, is the Prince of Brunei and his uncle, Hassanal is the Sultan or monarch of the country.

The 24-year-old experienced academy trainings at Southampton, Chelsea, and Leicester City. At the end, he couldn’t get into any top EPL club. He subsequently moved to Maritimo in Portugal in 2020. He only spent a year there before leaving for Chonburi in Thailand.

Comparing Faiq Bolkiah with Messi and Mbappe

With Messi’s transfer from FC Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain in 2021, Lionel Messi is expected to have an increase in his annual salary which is USD 41 million.

Messi is a seven-time Ballon d’Or winner and receives $800,000 each week.

At the time Messi moved to PSG, his salary was the highest being named the highest-paid player by Forbes.

Now, Kylian Mbappe earns more than him and Neymar in PSG.

We shall look at the top five EPL weekly salary rankings. Below, are the rankings:

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd) – £515,385
2. Kelvin De Bruyne (Man City) – £400,000
3. Erling Haaland (Man City) – £375,000
4. David De Gea (Man Utd) – £375,000
5. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – £350,000