The twenty richest football managers on this planet.
France Football‘s top 20 best paid managers in the world, including all payments received, including from their respective clubs and advertising deals.
20. Jorge Jesus – €4m
The Benfica boss, who got the better of Tim Sherwood last week, resembles an ageing rock star and is paid like one too. The 59-year-old is almost certain to lead the club to the Primera Liga title this season and will be targeting the Europa League after losing last season’s final to Chelsea.
19. Laurent Blanc – €4.2m
The former France boss manages one of the richest clubs on the planet so he could legitimately expect to be even higher on this list. PSG turned to Blanc last summer after missing out on a number of targets but has led the Parisiens to the summit of Ligue 1 and the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
18. Claudio Ranieri – €5.2m
The man tasked with ending PSG’s dominance in Ligue 1 is paid a full €1m per year more than their boss Laurent Blanc. Claudio Ranieri is one of the five former Chelsea bosses on this list to have worked under Roman Abramovich.
16= Antonio Conte – €5.4m
The Juve boss has led the Old Lady to back-to-back Scudettos and is on course to win a third this season. He remains just below the likes of Guardiola and Mourinho in terms of reputation but a strong performance in the Champions League soon would see the Italian joined the elite.
16= Gerardo Martino – €5.4m
There are strong rumours that the Argentine may leave his post as Barca boss at the end of season and he may finish his solitary campaign in Catalonia without a trophy. Barca are four points off top in La Liga and face a big ask to win this season’s Champions League ahead of favourites Bayern Munich.
15. Walter Mazzarri – €6.1m
Mazzarri’s Inter Milan are not having the best season in the Serie A but the Italian is likely to be given a huge kitty in the summer by the club’s new owner, Indonesian business Erick Thohir. The 52-year-old will then be expected to earn his salary by guiding Inter back into the Champions League.
13= Manuel Pellegrini – €6.4m
A few weeks ago, the Chilean was eyeing the quadruple but Man City could end the season with just the League Cup, after being knocked out of both the FA Cup and Champions League in a matter of weeks. Pellegrini will have to show his worth the cash by winning City’s games in hand and claiming a second Premier League title.
13= David Moyes – €6.4m
The Scot is currently odds on for the sack after a dismal first 10 months as Manchester United boss. The Red Devils have gone from Champions to seventh and even the most ardent Moyes supporters would struggle to argue he is proving value for money at the moment.
11= Luciano Spalletti – €6.5m
The Italian has just been sacked by Zenit St Petersburg but his contract is still be paid off by the wealthy Russian club. Spalletti’s next stop could be England and he has been linked with a move to Tottenham Hotspur.
11= Jurgen Klopp – €6.5m
Everyone’s favourite German has turned Dortmund into one of the most attractive and well-liked teams in Europe. Klopp is admired across Europe but says he will see out his contract with the Bundesliga giants.
10. Rafael Benitez – €6.8m
The Ex-Liverpool boss isn’t everyone’s cup of tea but Rafa – or ‘the Spanish Waiter’ as he’s also known – always seems to do a good job at top clubs. After helping Chelsea back into the top four, Benitez is currently targeting a Europa League and Serie A double with Napoli.
9. Andre Villas-Boas – €6.9m
AVB’s pay-offs from Chelsea and Tottenahm meant the Portuguese was in the top ten best paid managers in the world even without a job! But the Portuguese was named Zenit St Petersburg head-coach this morning, but we think the 36-year-old would be about three places higher now on this list now.
8. Roberto Di Matteo – €8.2m
Like Villas-Boas, Di Matteo long since left Chelsea but is still being paid a whopping salary by the Blues. The Italian remains out of work (who can blame him?) but has been linked with a series of Premier League jobs since winning the 2012 Champions League prior to his dismissal.
7. Arsene Wenger – €9.6m
If the Frenchman is as reluctant to spend his own money as he is Arsenal, Wenger is probably one of the wealthiest men in the world by now, let alone wealthiest manager. ‘Le Prof’ is under pressure to deliver his first trophy in nine years this season.
6. Marcelo Lippi – €11.5m
The manager who led Italy to the 2010 World Cup is currently with Chinese outfit Guangzhou Evergrande. He has won the Chinese Super League two seasons running and is on track for a third title this term.
5. Fabio Capello – €12m
England remains the only hiccup on Capello’s CV and he is doing a great job of managing Russia, who he guided to the World Cup ahead of group favourites Portugal.
4. Carlo Ancelotti – €13.5m
The Italian has guided Real Madrid to the top of La Liga, four points ahead of Barcelona, and into the last eight of the Champions League. Real bosses rarely last long unless they win some silverware but Ancelotti looks set to do so in his first season at the Berbabeu.
3. Roberto Mancini – €14m
The former Man City boss is currently managing in Turkey with Galatasary. His team are strugging to retain the title domestically but Mancini has a chance to make a huge statement in Europe by knocking out Chelsea in tonight’s Champions League last-16 second leg, after struggling so badly in the competition at Man City.
2. Pep Guardiola – €15m
Bayern won everything there was to win under former boss Jupp Heynckes last season but if possible they’ve got even better under the Spaniard. The Bundesliga title has long since been a foregone conclusion and Guardiola will now have one eye on the Champions League.
1. Jose Mourinho – €17m
The Special One has returned to Chelsea and unsurprisingly worked wonders, instantly turning the Blues back into title contenders.
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