Five of the Most Expensive Cars Owned by Football Stars

Football is infamous when it comes to producing some of the highest individual salaries in sports. For instance, Erling Haaland earns approximately Euro 525,000 (INR 4.73 crore) a week at Manchester City, and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr contract is reported to be worth USD 200 million (INR 1,680 crore) a year. Whereas Kylian Mbappé, at Real Madrid, earns in the region of Euro 150 million (INR 1,350 crore) annually. 

The question, however, remains: What do these players do with the money? Well, like other reputed athletes, famous football stars live lavishly, and their car collections are often the most conspicuous part of that lifestyle. Below is a list of five of the most expensive cars owned by football's biggest names.

The Bugatti La Voiture Noire was the most expensive new car in the world when it was introduced at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, priced at approximately £12 million (INR 152.24 crore), and only one was ever made. Ronaldo acquired it on his 35th birthday, as Bugatti designed it as a tribute to the Type 57 SC Atlantic, describing it as a piece of automotive haute couture. Under the bonnet is a quad-turbocharged 16-cylinder engine producing approximately 1,500 bhp, with a top speed of 380 km/h and 0 to 60 km/h in 2.4 seconds. The star had his initials, CR7, engraved on the side. It remains the most expensive single car purchase ever confirmed for a footballer.

The Bugatti Tourbillon, the crown jewel of Haaland's collection, is powered by an 8.3-litre V16 hybrid engine producing 1,800 horsepower, with a top speed of over 400 km/h, making it one of the most powerful road-legal cars ever built. Inside, the interior features a minimalist dashboard and a unique analogue gauge cluster inspired by Swiss watchmaking. A fun fact: Haaland acquired the car in partnership with Norwegian billionaire car collector Ole Ertvaag in early 2025. It sits at the top of a collection that also includes a Mercedes-AMG ONE, a Ferrari 812 Superfast in bright yellow, and a limited edition Maybach Virgil Abloh, one of only 150 produced, acquired for approximately £400,000 (INR 5.07 crore). The total collection is now valued at over £10 million (INR 126.87 crore).

Among the more extraordinary pieces in Neymar's collection is the Lamborghini Veneno, valued at approximately USD 4.5 million (INR 42.35 crore), one of only a handful produced in the world. Its 6.5-litre V12 engine delivers 740 horsepower, with 0 to 100 km/h in 2.8 seconds. The collection does not stop there. Neymar also owns a Lykan Hypersport at USD 3.4 million (INR 32 crore), reported to have over 400 diamonds embedded in its headlights, and an Aston Martin Vulcan at USD 2.3 million (INR 21.65 crore).

The Ferrari SF90 Stradale is the most expensive car in Mbappé's collection, priced at approximately USD 516,925 (INR 4.86 crore). It is also the fastest Ferrari model currently in production, powered by a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 hybrid engine producing 986 horsepower, with a top speed of 211 mph and 0 to 60 in 2.5 seconds. It is the first Ferrari to feature plug-in hybrid technology, integrating the combustion engine with three electric motors. The rest of Mbappé's collection is, by the standards of this list, comparatively understated: a fleet of Volkswagens that exists largely because of the French Football Federation's long-standing partnership with the brand, and a Mercedes V-Class for practical use.

The crown jewel of Messi's collection is a 1957 Ferrari 335 S Spider Scaglietti, which he reportedly purchased for USD 35 million (INR 329.39 crore), making it one of the most expensive car purchases in history and the most valuable car owned by any active footballer. It is a vintage racing car with a documented competition history, not a supercar built for the road. The broader collection includes a Pagani Zonda Tricolore at USD 2 million (INR 18.82 crore) and a Mercedes SLS AMG, with the total value estimated at around USD 50 million (INR 470.55 crore).