Samuel Eto’o Is Italy’s Second-Highest Paid Footballer

The Cameroon captain takes home Italy’s second-biggest pay cheque…

Sep 8, 2010 11:20:00 PM

By Kingsley Kobo

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Samuel Eto'o - Inter (Getty Images)

According to a list published on Tuesday by the Italian sports media Gazzetta dello Sport, Inter Milan’s Cameroonian striker Samuel Eto’o is the second-highest paid footballer in the Serie A.

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On a salary worth €8 million per year, the Indomitable Lions’ captain is hot on the heels of his predecessor at the Nerazzurri and successor at Barca, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who signed a €9m per year contract with AC Milan last August.

Former Barcelona master dribbler Ronaldinho - who now plays for the Rossoneri - comes third on the list with an annual earning of €7.5m.

Other African pros figure on the list as well but far behind. World Cup 2010 quarter-finalists, Ghanaian Sulley Muntari peaks at €2m while Milan's Kevin Prince Boateng  takes €1m home per year.

Algerian trio Abdelkader Ghezzal (Siena), Mourad Meghni (Lazio) and Hassan Yebda (Napoli) respectively earnt €600,000, €400,000 and €700,000 per year.

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