Money magnet footballers
3. Wayne Rooney - Manchester United - £30.4m
Regarded as one of the leading young talents in World football. Rooney made his debut for Everton aged 16 in 2002, became the youngest England international a year later and joined Manchester United for £20m in 2004. Amongst his many promotional activities is the biggest sports book deal in publishing history worth an advance of £5m plus royalties.
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