Harry Kane's new mega-money contract: Where he ranks in world's highest paid sport stars

Harry Kane’s sensational new Bayern Munich contract will see him stay at the club till at least 2029 - but it also massively elevates his earnings too.

Although the 2026 Ballon D’Or winner’s footballing level was beyond question, but he now has one of the highest footballer salaries in Europe too.

How does Kane compare with stars from elsewhere in the world of sport among the big-hitters of baseball, basketball and the NFL? We run through the biggest earners below.

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How Harry Kane compares to sport’s best-paid stars

According to The Sun newspaper, Harry Kane’s new deal will see him bank £20,858,000 - working out at a handy £401,115-a-week.

These numbers line up with his sensational statistics on the pitch.

He’s already scored 100 Bundesliga goals for Bayern Munich, netting 51 in 61 total appearances across 2024/2025, a scintillating new record for the German club.

The Brit’s incredible achievements were recognised at the Ballon D’Or and now with his bumper new deal, but, referring to figures collated by the financial publication Forbes, Kane is actually nowhere near the top earners in sport.

It will come as no surprise that Cristiano Ronaldo is sport’s best-paid star, earning $300m last year. His eye-watering contract at Al-Nassr sees him take home $235m for his efforts on the pitch, but he gets another $65m for his endorsements and commercial agreements too.

According to Bleacher Report, boxer Canelo Alvarez is currently on course to become his sport’s first billionaire, but he made $170m last year alone.

Lionel Messi, recently retired from the Argentina national team but still plying his club trade at Inter Miami, split his earnings down the middle last year: $70m from his footballing activities, and another $70m from off the pitch too. Messi is one of five footballers to make Sport’s top 20 earners.

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Sport's Top 20 biggest-earners

1. Christiano Ronaldo - Football - Total earnings: £222m - On-field earnings: £173.9m - Off-field earnings: £48.1m
2. Canelo Alvarez - Boxing - Total earnings: £125.8m - On-field earnings: £118.4m - Off-field earnings: £7.4m
3. Lionel Messi - Football - Total earnings: £103.6m - On-field earnings: £103.6m - Off-field earnings: £103.6m
4. LeBron James - Basketball - Total earnings: £102m - On-field earnings: £39.1m - Off-field earnings: £62.9m
5. Shohei Otani - Baseball - Total earnings: £94.4m - On-field earnings: £1.9m - Off-field earnings: £92.5m
6. Stephen Curry - Basketball - Total earnings: £92.3m - On-field earnings: £44.2m - Off-field earnings: £48.1m
7. Jon Rahm - Golf - Total earnings: £79.2m - On-field earnings: £71.8m - Off-field earnings: £7.4m
8. Karim Benzema - Football - Total earnings: £77m - On-field earnings: £74m - Off-field earnings: £3m
9. Kevin Durant - Basketball - Total earnings: £76.8m - On-field earnings: £40.6m - Off-field earnings: £36.3m
10. Lewis Hamilton - Motor Sport - Total earnings: £74m - On-field earnings: £51.8m - Off-field earnings: £22.2m
11. Giannis Antetokounpo - Basketball - Total earnings: £73.4m - On-field earnings: £40.1m - Off-field earnings: £33.3m
12. Kylian Mbappe - Football - Total earnings: £70.3m - On-field earnings: £51.8m - Off-field earnings: £18.5m
13. Micah Parson - American Football - Total earnings: £63.9m - On-field earnings: £61.7m - Off-field earnings: £2.2m
14. Max Verstappen - Motor Sport - Total earnings: £63.6m - On-field earnings: £57.7m - Off-field earnings: £5.9m
15. Patrick Mahomes - American Football - Total earnings: £62.7m - On-field earnings: £42m - Off-field earnings: £20.7m
16. Scotti Scheffler - Golf - Total earnings: £62.6m - On-field earnings: £40.4m - Off-field earnings: £22.2m
17. Jayson Tatum - Basketball - Total earnings: £60.8m - On-field earnings: £40.1m - Off-field earnings: £20.7m
18. Erling Halaand - Football - Total earnings: £59.2m - On-field earnings: £44.4m - Off-field earnings: £14.8m
19. Rory McIlroy - Golf - Total earnings: £56.5m - On-field earnings: £19.5m - Off-field earnings: £37m
20. Lamar Jackson - American Football - Total earnings: £54.2m - On-field earnings: £52.7m - Off-field earnings: £1.4m

Harry Kane - Total projected on-field earnings: £25.5m