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Carlos Tevez needs just 11 minutes of playing time to pay off his luxury Porsche, but what about the rest of the footballing world?

CARLOS TEVEZ needs just 11 minutes of playing time to pay off his luxury Porsche.

The Argentine star, 33, is raking in a whopping £615,000-a-week at Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua.

 Carlos Tevez can pay off his luxury Porsche in just 11 minutes of game-time
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Carlos Tevez can pay off his luxury Porsche in just 11 minutes of game-timeCredit: Cavendish

So obscene is that wage, Tevez could afford to buy EIGHT Porsche Panamera Turbo S cars per ONE match.


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Research undertaken by showed the former Manchester City and United striker took a matter of minutes to pay off his ride.

But incredibly he doesn't top the list, with Jesus Navas taking 18 seconds fewer to pay off his car... a modest Nissan Micra.

Two-time Premier League champion N'Golo Kante took just 12 minutes and 58 seconds to pay off his Mini Cooper SD.

 Jesus Navas needs 11 minutes and 17 seconds to pay off his Nissan Micra
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Jesus Navas needs 11 minutes and 17 seconds to pay off his Nissan Micra
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 Graziano Pelle can afford a stunning Morgan Aero 8 every 20 minutes
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Graziano Pelle can afford a stunning Morgan Aero 8 every 20 minutesCredit: Instagram

Meanwhile, Fernando Llorente managed to pay off his Fiat Punto in under 14 minutes of action for Swansea - with Axel Witsel and Benedikt Howedes around the 15-minute mark.

Carspring took a look at 256 footballers and their cars, with big names like Lionel Messi, Paul Pogba and Cristiano Ronaldo all on the list.

CR7 needs a comparatively whopping five hours and 15 minutes to pay off his car... the 1000BHP Bugatti Veyron.

 Axel Witsel's Cadillac Escalade took him a mere 15 minutes to pay off
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Axel Witsel's Cadillac Escalade took him a mere 15 minutes to pay offCredit: Getty Images
 N'Golo Kante's modest Mini Cooper SD was paid in full in a mere 13 minutes
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N'Golo Kante's modest Mini Cooper SD was paid in full in a mere 13 minutesCredit: Jim Bennett

La Liga rival Messi needs 31 minutes and 32 seconds to pay off his Ferrari F430 Spider, while Pogba only has to play a mere 25 minutes to have purchase a new Maserati GranTurismo.

Of the 256 players assessed, it took Burnley's George Boyd the longest to pay off his vehicle in full.

The Scot needed 45 hours and 40 minutes - the equivalent of over 30 matches - to fund his Mercedes 300 SL.

 Benedikt Howedes needed just 16 minutes of playing time to pay off his VW Beetle
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Benedikt Howedes needed just 16 minutes of playing time to pay off his VW Beetle

That tally was TWICE as long as next slowest - and team-mate - Tom Heaton - at 22 hours and 18 minutes to pay off his Range Rover Sport.

In the middle of the pack is Angel Di Maria, in 101st place, who takes exactly one match - 90 minutes - to pay off his Lamborghini Aventador.

All in all, an outrageous 53 players can pay off their vehicle in under one hour, with a total of 101 players being able to fund their ride in just one match.

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