Gyan out of top 20 earners, Yaya Toure Africa’s richest footballer   

Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan did not make the top 20 highest earning footballers list in the world as published by US business magazine Forbes. The to0p 20earners in the list amassed a whopping $ 563 million over the last year.                                                                                                                                                 The only African player who made the list was Cote d’Ivoire and Manchester city’s Yaya Toure who came in 12^th position on the list of richest footballers in the world. Portugal captain and Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo topped the list as the wealthiest talent in the sport with $ 82 million. World Player of the year Lionel Messi came in second position with Zlatan Ibrahimovic placing third on the list.                 Gyan made a big earing transfer move to the Chinese Super League where he players for Shanghai SIPG in the Chinese Premier League. Below is the full list.

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) – $ 82 million
2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona)- $ 77 million
3. Zlatan Ibrahimovic(Paris Saint- Germain) – $ 37 million
4. Neymar (Barcelona) – $ 36 million
5. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) – $ 34 million
6. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) – $ 26 million
7. Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) – $24 million
8. Luis Suarez (Barcelona) – $ 23 million
9. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) – $ 22 million
10. Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea) – $ 21 million
11. James Rodrguez (Real Madrid) – $ 21 million
12. Yaya Toure (Manchester City) – $ 20 million
13. Radamel Falcao (Chelsea) – $ 19 million
14. Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain) – $ 18 million
15. Mesut Ozil (Arsenal) – $ 18 million
16. Bastian Schweinsteiger (Manchester United) – $ 18 million
17. Angel Di Maria (Paris Saint-Germain) – $ 18 million
18. Robin Van Persie (Fenerbahce) – $ 17 million
19. David Silva (Manchester City) – $ 17 million
20. Samir Nasri (Manchester City) – $ 15 million

Source: Ritesports