This silly season, the majority of transfer talk has been focused around one name: Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Reportedly, the striker is on the verge of joining Manchester United and is asking for an annual salary of $16.7 million. So, what is Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s current worth? How much money does the Swedish captain earn in a season?
Zlatan Ibrahimovic Worth and Salary
According to Forbes, Zlatan’s 2015 earnings totaled $39 million.
The 34-year-old’s soccer wealth could be divided as such in 2015:
2015 Earnings: $39 million
2015 Salary & Bonus: $33.1 million
2015 Endorsements: $6 million
These earnings ranked Zlatan Ibrahimovic #55 on the Forbes Celebrity 100 and #14 on the world’s highest-paid athletes for 2015.
The latest Forbes revealings for 2016 ranked Zlatan Ibrahimovic as the world’s #3 highest-paid player, behind only Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
2016 Earnings: $37 million
2016 Salary & Bonus: $30 million
2016 Endorsements: $7 million
Zlatan’s major sponsors are currently Nike, Volvo and Vitamin Well. He signed a new deal with Nike that will pay him an estimated $3 million annually through 2019.
Regardless of who Zlatan signs for this summer, expect him to rank among the world’s highest-paid soccer players for years to come.
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