Footballers who were much richer in retirement including Asamoah Gyan’s empire

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    • Those who make it into the upper echelons of football will likely find themselves with an enviable bank account.

    However, plenty of players walk away from the sport with plenty of high numbers on their bank balance but not a single clue of what to do with their wealth. Some let it flitter away on bad investments and rather expensive purchases, while others consolidate their wealth by sitting pretty and maybe going into television punditry.

    Then there are players who are sharp enough to use the hefty financial launchpad they assembled themselves and become even richer than their days kicking a bag of air around a field. Daily Star Sport has a look at many ex-players who played for the likes of Arsenal, Manchester United and Real Madrid, who managed to make themselves even richer than they were before.

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    1. Asamoah Gyan

      After moving to Al Ain, former Sunderland and Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan found himself earning a whopping £227,000 per week

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    2. Fingers in many pies

      However, those wages are small change as his investments in areas such as planes, real estate, bottled water, boxing, petrol stations and rice and noodles have seen him amass a net worth understood to be in the range of around £18m

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    3. Mathieu Flamini

      A tough tackling, old school midfielder, Mathieu Flamini earned a reported £60,000 per week during his time at Arsenal

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    1. From battler to billionaire

      However, after founding his own fossil fuel alternative company, the former French international is now alleged to be a multi-billionaire

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    2. David Beckham

      Considering he was known as ‘Golden Balls,’ David Beckham was never struggling for cash during his playing days

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    3. Changing MLS football forever

      As the co-owner of Inter Miami, Beckham now commands a huge net worth of around £372m.

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    1. Thomas Gravesen

      The no nonsense midfielder stunned the football world when he secured a move to Real Madrid to play with the likes of Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo, David Beckham and co.

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    2. A poker genius

      However, the Dane has reportedly made poker winnings of up to £70m since he walked away from the sport

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    3. Mia Hamm

      While she is considered to be one of the first real superstars of women’s football, Mia Hamm reportedly only made around $100,000 per season (£82,000)

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    1. Investment genius

      However, she was part of the AS Roma board of directors in 2015 and is now a co-owner of MLS giants LAFC – according to reports, her net worth is in the ball park of around $40m (£32.8m).

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    2. Sun Jihai

      Sun Jihai became an icon after becoming the first ever Chinese player to score in the Premier League

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    3. Mixing with political titans

      Nowadays, Jihai has a net worth estimated to be in the range of £20m after co-founding sports data company HaiQui Sports shortly after his retirement

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