The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Get the latest football news in your inbox every weekend for FREE by signing up to our email bulletin Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up! Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice We always knew that Cristiano Ronaldo's move to Juventus was going to be a lucrative one, but perhaps not this lucrative. The release of the salaries earned by Serie A players has revealed that as Italian football's top earner, Ronaldo brings a staggering £28m (€31m) a year, which is £19.4m more than the second highest Gonzalo Higuain, who banks £8.6m (€9.5m) a year after his move from Juve to AC Milan. Ronaldo failed to score on each of his three outings for Juve so far, and so will be desperate to quickly prove that he's value for money. But what about that money in real terms? (Image: SIPA USA) (Image: Marco Luzzani) Ronaldo's deal is worth some £112m over his four year contract, which works out at that £28m a year. He's on £2.33m a month, equating to £538,000 a week. So that means he earns £76,712 a day, £3,196 an hour, £53.27 a day and, yes, 88p a second. Nice work if you can get it!<doc-sep>Cristiano Ronaldo is still waiting for his first Juve goal. CRISTIANO Ronaldo has endured a three-game Serie A drought to kick off his time at Juventus. But the 33-year-old can sleep easy knowing he rakes in three times more than any other star at a staggering A$50 million per year. The former Real Madrid star easily pockets more than any other in Italy’s top-flight following his $177million summer move. Ronaldo’s wages of more than $894,000 a week dwarf the likes of even Gonzalo Higuain, Paulo Dybala and Gianluigi Donnarumma. Higuain is the second-highest earner in Italy at $15m - a whopping $35m less than Ronaldo annually. Third in the charts is another Juve ace, Paulo Dybala, at a comparatively measly $10.5m. RESHUFFLE! STAR’S SET TO MISS OUT AS CAHILL COMES IN FOR FAREWELL Ronaldo was recently nominated for FIFA’s player of the year award and the Ferenc Puskas goal of the year accolade. Source: AFP SERIE A TOP EARNERS Cristiano Ronaldo, Juventus - $50m Gonzalo Higuain, AC Milan - $15m Paulo Dybala, Juventus - $10.5m Miralem Pjanic, Juventus - $10.5m Douglas Costa, Juventus - $10m Gianluigi Donnarumma, AC Milan - $9m Leonardo Bonucci, Juventus - $9m Emre Can, Juventus - $8m Lorenzo Insigne, Napoli - $7m Mauro Icardi, Inter Milan - $7m Edin Dzeko, Roma - $7m ‘FROM THE FIELD TO THE CLASSROOM’: HOW REDMAYNE IS PREPARING FOR LIFE AFTER FOOTBALL AC Milan's Gonzalo Higuain is the second highest paid player in the Serie A. Source: AFP Even home-favourites like Gianluigi Donnarumma, Leonardo Bonucci and Mauro Icardi all sit miles behind Ronaldo. While Ron has been unable to find his shooting boots since swapping the Bernabeu for the Allianz Stadium, it’s not affected the Serie A champions too drastically. The Italian giants have won all three of their opening games - edging past Chievo and Parma away, to go with a 2-0 home victory over Lazio. Ronaldo and his Juventus teammates will hope they’ll be able to keep their hot start going as they battle for an eighth straight league crown. WORLD’S TOP EARNING FOOTBALLERS 1. Neymar, PSG - $55.5m 2. Cristiano Ronaldo, Juventus - $50m 3. Lionel Messi, Barcelona - $46.5m 4. Alexis Sanchez, Man United - $46.5m 5. Oscar, Shanghai SIPG - $27.5m 6. Gareth Bale, Real Madrid - $32m 7. Hulk, Shanghai SIPG - $30.5m 8. Mesut Ozil, Arsenal - $28.5m 9. Luis Suarez, Barcelona - $27m 10. Ezequiel Lavezzi, Hebei China Fortune - $27m This story originally appeared inThe Sun. READ MORE: ‘IT WOULD BE AWESOME’: STAR RECRUIT’S BOLT DREAM<doc-sep>While Inter Milan doesn’t have the highest wage bill in Serie A (thanks Juventus), their wage bill is still pretty high. In all, the Nerazzurri is third behind the Old Lady and AC Milan for highest wages in Serie A at a robust €116 million, three of their players — Mauro Icardi, Radja Nainggolan and Ivan Perisic rank in the top 20 overall in the league. Here’s a look at Inter’s wage bill, according to Calciomercato.com: Mauro Icardi: €4.5 million (2021) Radja Nainggolan: €4.5 million (2021) Ivan Perisic: €4 million (2022) Stefan De Vrij: €3.8 million (2023) Joao Miranda: €3.5 million (2019) Samir Handanovic: €3.2 million (2021) Kwadwo Asamoah : €3 million (2021) : €3 million (2021) Antonio Candreva : €3 million (2021) : €3 million (2021) Keita Balde: €3 million (2023) Sime Vrsaljko: €2.8 million (2023) Joao Mario: €2.7 million (2021) Borja Valero : €2.5 million (2020) : €2.5 million (2020) Marcelo Brozovic: €2.5 million (2021) Matias Vecino: €2.5 million (2021) Andrea Ranocchia : €2.4 million (2019) : €2.4 million (2019) Danilo D’Ambrosio : €1.7 million (2021) : €1.7 million (2021) Milan Skriniar: €1.7 million (2022) Matteo Politano: €1.6 million (2023) Roberto Gagliardini : €1.5 million (2021) : €1.5 million (2021) Lautaro Martinez: €1.5 million (2023) Henrique Dalbert: €1.2 million (2022) Daniele Padelli : €500,000 (2019) : €500,000 (2019) Tommaso Berni : €200,000 (2019) Some surprises here include that Joao Mario earns €2.7 million and isn’t expected to see the pitch due to him not really being in Luciano Spalletti’s plans. Borja Valero earns €2.5 million and hasn’t hardly played at all this season. Milan Skriniar’s salary of €1.7 million seems a bit low, especially when you factor in what others who aren’t playing as much are making. The top wage earners are certainly no surprise, with the exception of Skriniar not being on the list of the top 10 for the club. What do you think? Post your comments below!<doc-sep>
Cristiano Ronaldo tops Serie A's wages list with the Juventus superstar earning more than three times the next best paid player in the league. The Portuguese has failed to justify that premium in the early stages of his time in Turin since an £88m move from Real Madrid. The 33-year-old is goalless in three Serie A outings, though Massimiliano Allegri's side are perfect with three wins. Ronaldo picks up a massive €31m (£28m) after tax per year, report Gazzetta dello Sport, roughly £538,000 per week, dwarfing his fellow players in Italy. The next best salary is Gonzalo Higuain, who now picks up €9.5m (£8.6m) per year (approximately £165,000 per week) after his move to AC Milan from Juventus. In fact, only three non-Juventus players make up the highest paid line-up in the league. Milan's Gianluigi Donnarumma (€6m/year) and Kwadwo Asamoah (€3m) of Inter. (Image: SIPA USA) (Image: AFP) Biggest earners in Serie A €31m Cristiano Ronaldo, Juventus €9.5m Gonzalo Higuain, AC Milan €7m Paulo Dybala, Juventus €6.5 Miralem Pjanic, Juventus €6m Douglas Costa, Juventus €6m Ginaluigi Donnarumma, AC Milan €5.5m Leonardo Bonucci, Juventus €5m Emre Can, Juventus €4.6m Lorenzo Insigne, Napoli €4.5 Mauro Icardi, Inter Milan €4.5 Edin Dzeko, Roma (Image: Getty Images Europe) (Image: Arsenal FC via Getty Images) Highest paid Serie A XI Gianluigi Donnarumma, Milan (€6m) Joao Cancelo, Juventus (€3m) Leonardo Bonucci, Juventus (€5.5m) Giorgio Chiellini, Juventus (€4m) Kwadwo Asamoah, Inter Milan (€3m) Emre Can, Juventus (€5m) Miralem Pjanic, Juventus (€5m) Douglas Costa, Juventus (€6m) Paulo Dybala, Juventus (€7m) Cristiano Ronaldo, Juventus (€31m) Gonzalo Higuain, AC Milan (€9.5m)