Many football players have other sources of money besides their teams, as they are occasionally offered expensive contracts to promote certain branded products.
The boot deal is a branded product in which football players sign a contract for a set amount of time.
Although, in most cases, the contract will mandate the athlete to wear and use the brand’s items both in training and during football matches.
Many football players, however, are involved in boot agreements, but only a few have been fortunate enough to sign multimillion-dollar deals (most expensive boot deals).
As a result, in accordance with this article, here are the top 10 most costly players’ boot deals, as determined by the amount of money they receive from their boot manufacturers.
10. Mohamed Salah (Egyptian football player who currently plays for the English football club, Liverpool FC)
Boot Brand: Adidas
Contract Year: Multi-year deal
Yearly Earnings: € 3M
9. Marco Ferrari (Italian football player who currently plays for Paris Saint-German)
Boot Brand: Nike
Contract Worth: € 29M
Contract Year: 10 years
Yearly Earnings: € 3M
8. Paul Pogba (French football player who currently plays for Manchester United)
Boot Brand: Adidas
Contract Worth: € 35M
Contract Year: Till 2024
Yearly Earnings: € 3.5M
7. A. Griezmann (French football player currently plays for Atletico Madrid)
Boot Brand: Puma
Contract Worth: € 40M
Contract Year: Till 2025
Yearly Earnings: € 4M
6. Gareth Bale (Welsh player who currently plays for Real Madrid)
Boot Brand: Adidas
Contract Worth: € 70M
Contract Year: Multi-year deal
Yearly Earnings: € 4.5M
5. Mario Balotelli (French football player who currently plays for Adana Demirspor)
Boot Brand: Puma
Contract Worth: € 58M
Contract Year: Till 2024
Yearly Earnings: € 6M
4. Kylian Mbappe (French football player who currently plays for Paris Saint-German)
Boot Brand: Nike
Contract Worth: € 163M
Contract Year: Till 2029
Yearly Earnings: € 16M
3. C. Ronaldo (Portuguese football player who currently plays for Manchester United)
Boot Brand: Nike
Contract Worth: € 910M
Contract Year: Life-time
Yearly Earnings: € 17M
2. L. Messi (Argentine football player who currently plays for Paris Saint-German)
Boot Brand: Adidas
Contract Worth: € 1.1B
Contract Year: Life-time
Yearly Earnings: € 20.5M
1. Neymar Jr (Brazilian football player who currently plays for Paris Saint-German)
Boot Brand: Puma
Contract Year: Multi-year deal
Yearly Earnings: € 26M
These are the top 10 most expensive footballers boot deals as at now !