Rich list reveals wealthiest sports stars in the UK - see where Bale features

Wales and Real Madrid footballer Gareth Bale is the second richest sports person in the UK.

The winger has seen his wealth increase by £20m over the last year thanks to his £18m a year after tax contract with the Spanish giants and lucrative endorsement deals.

This has put him at number two on the Sunday Times Young Sports Stars Rich List(aged under 30) which was revealed this morning.

It comes out ahead of the 156-page special edition of The Sunday Times Magazine which reveals the wealth of the 1,000 richest people in Britain.

Bale is behind Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy whose four majors and 15 PGA titles have catapulted him to the top.

The top 20 list is dominated by footballers with Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero ranked third with £58m.

Aguero earns about £15m a year, including a weekly salary of £250,000.

Bale has been on the list ever since his £85m move to Real Madrid in 2013.

Pogba, who ranks eighth in the Young Sports Stars Rich List, has played for Manchester United since 2016 on a £290,000-a-week contract.

Now worth £37m, Pogba has a 10-year sponsorship deal with Adidas and is known for his collection of fast cars including a Ferrari 812 worth around £250,000.

The only non-footballer in the list, other than Rory McIlroy, is boxing world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, who saw a £14m increase in wealth this year.

In all, sports stars account for just over a third – 17 out of 50 places – of the Young Rich List, where everyone has a minimum worth of £16m this year.

The Sunday Times Rich List is compiled by Robert Watts. The complete list will be available to the paper's digital subscribers and will be online at thesundaytimes.co.uk/richlist2019 from Sunday.

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