Exorbitant wages paid to Europe 's top footballers set to keep on soaring . Nowadays , the English game 's highest paid player is said to be Argentina striker Carlos Tevez , who pockets around $ 450,000-a-week from Manchester City , according to the Daily Mail , while Lionel Messi of Barcelona came top of France Football magazine 's 2009 rich list , making $ 47 million in salary and endorsements . UEFA star Lionel Messi is the biggest earner , making $ 148 million in today . Barcelona introducing new rules to help curb club 's mounting debts thanks largely to salaries . Football finance expert says as long as economies continue to grow so will players ' wages .
Exorbitant wages paid to Europe 's top footballers set to keep on soaring . UEFA star Lionel Messi is the biggest earner , making $ 148 million in today . Barcelona introducing new rules to help curb club 's mounting debts thanks largely to salaries . Football finance expert says as long as economies continue to grow so will players ' wages .