Egyptian Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has been named the 4th highest paid footballer in the world after Ronaldo, Messi, and Neymar on Forbes’ list of the World’s Highest-Paid Athletes for 2020.
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He was also listed the 34th highest-paid athlete overall, the highest-paid member of the Liverpool team, and the only Arab on the list of 100 people.
Forbes’ list explored the total earnings of the best sports stars across the globe, including prize money, salaries, and bonuses, earned between June 1, 2019 and June 1, 2020.
Of his total earnings of $35.1 million, Salah’s salary at Liverpool accounted for $23.1 million and earned $12 million in endorsements. His sponsors include Adidas, DHL International, Electronic Arts, ExxonMobil, and Vodafone-USD.