JAKARTA - Martin Braithwaite is Barcelona's richest player, thanks to his savvy business decisions off the pitch.
Marca reported on Thursday that Barithwaite earns four million euros per season at Camp Nou. However, his work off the field made his fortune very large.
Forbes revealed in 2020, Braithwaite had made a fortune from other investments and, at the time, was only behind Lionel Messi in the Barcelona squad for overall wealth.
He invested in the real estate business with his uncle in 2017 and it was certainly the right choice. They now own real estate worth over 250 million euros in areas such as New York, Philadelphia, Jersey City, and San Antonio.
Apart from football and real estate money, the Danish footballer has a very successful clothing business which he runs with partner Anne-Laure Louis.
Just to add a little extra cash, he also owns a restaurant in Barcelona called Gave.
"I've always had this American side, and I think maybe that's why my mindset might be more American, dream big, do extraordinary things, write down goals," he said in an interview with The Philadelphia Inquirer.
"In Denmark, we have an amazing system that protects people. Everyone is nice. Nobody needs anything. In America, it's not really the same."
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The Danish forward played at Middlesbrough between 2017 and 2019. However, there, he only managed to score nine goals.
He had loan spells at Bordeaux and Leganes during that time. And with the last club, he was signed on a permanent basis in 2019.
Due to the unusual situation that Barcelona has experienced in recent years, he was subsequently bought by the Catalan club in February 2020 as an emergency signing. They activated his 18 million euro release clause.
Since then, he has managed to increase his own fortune significantly, and, with Messi's departure, he is now believed to be the richest player in the Catalan club.
But, in the field, his fate was not as smooth as his business. Braithwaite is often injured and is only a substitute.
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