Here’s How Much Money Footballers Spend on Cars and Real Estate
The best football players in the world earn millions of pounds every year. Whether the German Bundesliga, English Premier League, Spanish La Liga, French Ligue 1 or Italian Serie A: the European clubs pay annual salaries that the average German employee can only dream of.
Experts at Bondora have uncovered the private investments of professional footballers across four countries.
Whether sports cars or SUVs, mansions by the lake or penthouse flats: the following research analyses the lifestyle of the highest-paid national football players on the basis of their salary, properties and vehicles, and compares these with the salary, vehicle and property value of the average citizen.
Table: Information on the annual income, property value, car model and car value of the British national team
| Team | Salary | Car Type | Car | House | |
| Jordan Pickford | Everton F.C. | £4,381,103 | Mercedes-Benz C220 AMG Sport | £50,707 | £2,129,703 |
| Kyle Walker | Manchester City | £6,328,261 | Lamborghini Huracan | £284,872 | £2,535,361 |
| John Stones | Manchester City | £4,867,893 | Mini Cooper | £37,118 | £3,549,505 |
| Phil Jones | Manchester United | £2,920,736 | Range Rover SVAutobiography | £172,405 | £5,070,722 |
| Marcus Rashford | Manchester United | £2,433,946 | Mercedes CLA 45 coupe | £60,849 | £2,028,289 |
| Jesse Lingard | Manchester United | £4,867,893 | Bentley Continental GT | £202,829 | £3,042,433 |
| Jordan Henderson | Liverpool F.C. | £5,354,682 | Audi RS7 | £85,675 | £2,028,289 |
| Dele Alli | Tottenham Hotspur | £3,650,920 | Rolls-Royce | £373,471 | £2,086,010 |
| Ashley Young | Manchester United | £5,354,682 | Bentley Continental GT | £170,275 | £12,169,732 |
| Harry Kane | Tottenham Hotspur | £9,735,785 | Continental GT Supersports | £213,989 | £7,873,177 |
| Raheem Sterling | Manchester City | £8,518,812 | Bentley Bentayga | £137,924 | £3,143,847 |
Table: Information on the annual income, car value and property value of the average UK citizen and Football player
| Country | Yearly Salary | Average Car | Average House |
| UK citizen | £38,000 | £18,000 | £318,543 |
| Football player | £4,435,00 | £142,000 | £3,795,000 |
The top earners among the England national team are Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling, earning £9,735,785 from Tottenham Hotspur and £8,518,812 from Manchester City respectively - 95.9% more than the average UK citizen.
Despite Ashley Young having the smallest net worth from the Top 10 list, £6.23 million, his house is the most expensive. With a price tag of over £12 million, it’s forty times the property value of the average UK citizen.
The second most expensive house is owned by Phil Jones, right-defense for Manchester United. His home set him back a hefty £5 million - almost twice his annual salary.
Dele Alli from Tottenham Hotspur owns the most expensive car, a Rolls Royce worth over £370,000. However, the centre-right midfield player has one of the cheaper homes out of the Top 10 list, valued at just over £2 million. It’s 17% of the price of Ashley Young’s property, but almost seven times more expensive than the home of an average UK citizen.
Compared to his net worth of almost £49 million, John Stones from Manchester City has a fairly modest car. The centre defence player owns a Mini Cooper just double the price of a car owned by the average UK citizen.
The lowest paid star from the Top 10 is Marcus Rashford, earning £2,433,946 per annum. His property set him back just over £2 million, 83% of his annual salary. His car, a Mercedes CLA 45 Coupe, may be just 2.5% of his annual salary, but is over nine times the price of a car owned by the average UK citizen.
(Source: Bondora)
