Managers are the most important people in any football club and that is the reason why some clubs can spend whopping amounts just to have the best managers in their side. Conventionally, managers are the ones that get the most heat when clubs fail to do well like Arsene Wenger once said: “Football managers are the most important for a club if not why do they get sacked when things don’t go well.”
Every coach try their best to bring in their A-game; making sure their teams come out tops at every competition and finally changing the fortunes of the club.
Most managers earn more than others, could that mean they are the best? Or could it be they have delivered many clubs for the umpteenth time? What do you think is the rationale behind some coaches earning more than others? We think it all centres around the manager’s PEDIGREE.
As we reflect on that, let’s take a look at the World’s Highest Paid Football Managers in 2019:season
10.Carlo Ancelotti (Napoli) – £5.3m per season
Carlo Ancelotti has managed some of the biggest
clubs in Europe and has won 20 trophies
including a record three Champions League
titles.
The Italian was appointed Napoli manager last
season and he guided them to another second-
place finish in the league. This season, the 60-
year-old will be hoping to win a trophy.
9. Unai Emery (Arsenal) – £6m per season
Unai Emery has one of the toughest jobs in
football – replacing Arsene Wenger.
The Spaniard who won a hat-trick of Europa
League titles with Sevilla and seven trophies with
Paris Saint-Germain endured a tough start to his
life as Arsenal manager as they finished fifth in
the league and lost the Europa League final. He
will be hoping to at least secure Champions
League qualification this season.
8. Manuel Pellegrini (West Ham) – £7m per season
Manuel Pellegrini has been a manager for over
three decades now and West Ham is the
thirteenth different club he has managed.
The Chilean won three trophies as Manchester
City manager including the Premier League title
and he’s the only non-European coach to win the
Premier League title. He also notably managed
Real Madrid for a season.
The 65-year-old has signed some exciting
players at West Ham and he will be hoping to
help them qualify for the Europa League at least..
7. Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool) – £7m per season
Jurgen Klopp started his managerial career with
Mainz before rising to fame with Borussia
Dortmund where he won two league titles and
also reached a Champions League final.
The German joined Liverpool in 2015 and has
made them a force to reckon with. He made
some fantastic signings and won the Champions
League this year – his first trophy with the club.
His next target will be to win the Premier League
title.
Liverpool’s management wanted Klopp to sign a
new contract this summer with better wages but
the manager has put such talks on hold as he is
tempted to take a break from management once
his current contract expires.
6. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Manchester United) – £7.5m per season
Compared to the other managers on this list, Ole
Gunnar Solkjaer is the odd one out and,
surprisingly, he earns so much.
The former Manchester United player started his
managerial career with the club’s reserves before
taking over at Molde where he won two league
titles. He had a terrible stint with Cardiff City in
2014 before returning to Molde. However, in his
second stint with the Norwegian club, he did not
win any trophies.
He was appointed as caretaker manager in
December 2018 after Jose Mourinho was fired
and under him, United played well initially.
However, the club’s form has been quite poor
since the tail end of last season. It will be
interesting to see how Man Utd will fare under
him this season
5. Mauricio Pochettino (Tottenham Hotspur) – £8.5m per season
Mauricio Pochettino is into his sixth season as
Tottenham Hotspur manager and he has an
impressive 55.4 win percentage after 280
games. The Argentine has turned Spurs into a
side that qualifies for the Champions League
consistently and has also led them to two cup
finals including the Champions League final this
year.
The 47-year-old is a highly rated manager and
has been linked with a move away from Spurs
several times. However, he has not won a trophy
in his managerial career with Spurs, Southampton
or Espanyol. This season, he will be hoping to
break the duck.
4. Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid) – £10.5m per season
Zinedine Zidane returned as Real Madrid
manager towards the end of last season after
winning nine trophies in two and a half seasons
including a hat-trick of Champions League titles
the first time around.
The 47-year-old had a win percentage of 69.8 in
his first stint but it has come down to 42.6 in his
second stint. However, this season, Real have
made some excellent signings and Zidane will be
hoping to add more silverware to the club’s
illustrious trophy cabinet.
3. Pep Guardiola (Manchester City) – £15.2m per season
Pep Guardiola started his managerial career only
12 years ago with Barcelona B but he has already
established himself as one of the all-time
greats.
The Spaniard has won 28 trophies so far with
Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City
combined. At each of these clubs, he has broken
numerous records and also has a win percentage
of at least 72.5! His overall win percentage is
72.8 and that’s quite astonishing for someone
who has managed 629 games so far!
Guardiola has won seven trophies with Man City
so far and he will be hoping to help them win
the coveted and elusive Champions League title
this year.
2. Ernesto Valverde (Barcelona) – £20.2m per season
Ernesto Valverde splits the opinion of Barcelona
fans because of the club’s playing style under
him but he has won them four trophies in just
two years. In his first season, the club nearly
went unbeaten in the league.
Before managing Barcelona, Valverde notably
managed Athletic Bilbao, Villarreal, Olympiakos
and Espanyol. With Greek side, he won five
trophies and with Bilbao, he won the Supercopa
de Espana in 2015 at the expense of his current
employers.
1. Diego Simeone (Atletico Madrid) – £35.9m per season
Diego Simeone had a fantastic career as a player
but in the future, most people will remember him
for his managerial career.
The Argentine took over at Atletico in 2011 and
under him, the club has won seven trophies
including the La Liga title in 2013/14 despite
losing many of its best players over the years.
He has a win percentage of 61.57 and the club
also boasts an amazing defensive record under
him.
The 49-year-old will be hoping to win the La Liga
this season and they’ve started the season in
excellent form.
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