Asamoah Gyan nets £227,000-a-week contract to become World's 8 top earning players; Ronaldo, Messi,Check out the full list

Former Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan is set to become one of the highest paid players in world football.

The 29-year-old Ghanaian, who spent just one full season in the Premier League on the back of the 2010 World Cup, is on the brink of signing with Chinese side Shanghai SIPG, who are managed by ex-England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson.

The deal will see him earn $350,000-a-week (£227,000), a weekly amount only bettered by a handful of the planet's best players.

Gyan already earns $250,000-a-week at current side Al Ain, but where will his new deal place him alongside the sport's top earners?

Read on to find out (all reported salaries are before tax)....

1. Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid

Reported salary: £650,000-a-week

2. Lionel Messi, FC Barcelona

Reported salary: £645,000-a-week

3. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, PSG

Reported salary: £410,000-a-week

4. Gareth Bale, Real Madrid

Reported salary: £320,000-a-week

5. James Rodriguez, Real Madrid

Reported salary: £305,000-a-week

6. Wayne Rooney, Manchester United

Reported salary: £250,000-a-week

7. Robin van Persie, Manchester United

Reported salary: £250,000-a-week

8. Sergio Aguero, Manchester City

Reported salary: £220,000-a-week

9. Yaya Toure, Manchester City

Reported salary: £210,000-a-week

10. Luis Suarez, FC Barcelona

Reported salary: £205,000-a-week

Source: mirror.com.uk