How much money does Cristiano Ronaldo earn?

How much money does Cristiano Ronaldo earn?

The Portugal captain made a sensational switch to Serie A in 2018 and boasts a number of sponsorships and business ventures.

Cristiano Ronaldo may have taken a slight wage cut in swapping Real Madrid for Juventus in 2018, but the Portugal star remains one of the biggest earners in football.

His €100 million (£88m/$117m) move to Serie A means that he has had to get used to a change of scenery and adapt to the Italian game, but it hasn't altered his appetite for business.

What is Cristiano Ronaldo's salary?

Ronaldo's contract at Juventus is believed to be worth €30m ($34m/£26m) a year, meaning he is by some distance the best paid player in Serie A. His contract is set to run for four years until 2022, meaning he stands to earn €120 million for his trouble in Turin.

Prior to his switch to Juve, Ronaldo had signed a new contract with Real Madrid in November of 2016, which was reported to be around £365,000 a week before bonuses.

The Portugal captain's contract earnings mean that he is among the most lucratively rewarded footballers in the world, along with his arch-rival Lionel Messi, whose latest contract has been reported to be worth in excess of £500,000 a week, and Neymar, whose Paris Saint-Germain deal is said to be worth a staggering £537,000 weekly after tax.

Before those contracts were signed the only footballers who earned more than Ronaldo were Carlos Tevez, who was on a reported £615,000 a week during his time at Shanghai Shenhua, and Oscar, who is paid £400,000 a week by Shanghai SIPG.

What sponsorship deals does Cristiano Ronaldo have?

Ronaldo's most significant sponsorship deal is with Nike, which was renewed around the same time he extended his last Madrid contract.

The latest agreement is said to be the second lifetime contract the sportswear giant has handed out after it offered similar terms to three-time NBA champion LeBron James. The Los Angeles Lakers icon's deal has been speculated to be worth in excess of $1 billion in total, though exactly how that breaks down year-by-year is kept under wraps.

Naturally, many have assumed that Ronaldo has signed on a comparable basis. Though the $1bn figure seems extraordinary, it is worth noting that sponsorship analysts Hookit estimated that Ronaldo's social-media presence alone was worth an incredible $474m to Nike in 2016.

Prior to the new agreement, most sources had Ronaldo's annual earnings from Nike at a few million less than his old Madrid salary.

Beyond Nike, Ronaldo has had endorsement deals with the likes of Armani, Tag Heuer, Egyptian Steel, Herbalife, Italia Independent, Clear, PokerStars and Castrol.