Mbappe created a turning point in his career when he moved to Real.

It’s not surprising that Mbappe accepted a “hard” income reduction compared to when he was at PSG, but still promised to increase his wealth during his time with Real Madrid.

Mbappe and his relatives were wise enough to create a new “business empire” in Spain, by increasing income from many different sources.

Differences in image copyright

Economist Rob Wilson believes that salary is only a small part of the agreement between Mbappe and Real Madrid. “Obviously Mbappe will be among the highest-paid football players on the planet at Real,” the University of Sheffield lecturer told The Athletic .”However, the key still lies in the commercial contract. of players at Real”.

AS revealed that the striker born in 1998 receives a salary of 15 million euros per season (after taxes, equivalent to 30 million euros/year before taxes) at Real Madrid.

The Champions League champion does not want to pay more because it will break the salary budget. The club’s two top stars, Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Jr, also receive a salary of 30 million euros/year before tax.

However, Mbappe will be allowed by the Madrid team to exploit 80% of his image royalties. This is something that has never happened in Real Madrid’s history, even during the period when President Florentino Perez gave utmost favor to David Beckham or Cristiano Ronaldo.

Economic expert Andy Brassell believes that it is very rare for Real Madrid to allow Mbappe to hold most of his image copyrights. However, the above agreement is reasonable because “Los Blancos” saved salaries and transfers when recruiting players.

“Commercially, I think it would be fair to conservatively estimate that Mbappe could easily double his income through external contractual arrangements”, Dr. Wilson predicts.

“This year alone, he could receive an additional 15 to 20 million pounds in commercial and sponsorship deals, related to the Real Madrid brand”. In addition, the 2018 World Cup champion also received a bribe fee of up to 150 million euros and was paid in installments over 5 years.

Mbappe is very wise in building his personal brand.

By wearing the Real shirt and having almost full rights to use image copyrights related to “Los Blancos”, Mbappe easily increases his income through business activities. Because Real is the club with the largest brand value on the planet, according to statistics from KPMG at the beginning of the year.

“If Real Madrid continues to be successful and Mbappe becomes central to that period of success for the club, his wealth will continue to increase exponentially,” Wilson assessed.

Development potential

According to calculations from the BBC , Mbappe’s wealth could increase by an average of more than 120 million euros in the next half decade, based on the exploitation rate of the player’s current contracts at PSG.

This is only an estimate, because the value and influence of PSG is difficult to compare with Real. Dr. Wilson affirmed: “Mbappe has the potential to become a football billionaire, surpassing Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to become the richest football player ever.”

Both Ronaldo and Messi still hold the first two positions on the list of the richest football players on the planet today. The strength of these two superstars is that they can generate income even when they stop playing.

However, at the age of 25, Mbappe has at least 10 years ahead to increase his current wealth. It should be remembered that Mbappe still has a long way to go.

In terms of personal achievements, the French player has yet to win any Golden Ball in his career. He also hasn’t won the Champions League. As long as Mbappe receives the Golden Ball title, the player’s brand value and sponsorships will skyrocket.