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Football has gradually evolved into a colossal money business that generates incredible revenue all over the world. As a result, the principal participants of the sport namely, players and coaches have gained an advantage in creating wealth for themselves. Coaches, whose roles in the game have evolved into more influential ones and have in recent times influential in the direction of the sport have been placed in an advantageous position to benefit from the economic successes. Gone are the days when football managers earned meager salaries well below that of their players. Today some managers take just as much as the highest earning players, Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar and sometimes considerably larger than the salaries of their players.
Today, we take a look at the five highest-paid football managers in the world. This list does not include any retired manager or inactive manager.
#5 Jürgen Klopp
Jurgen Klopp was appointed the manager of Liverpool in 2015 after Brendan Rodgers was sacked due to a string of bad performances in the club. Klopp took over a club that was struggling in the league.
However, Klopp revitalized the struggling Liverpool side and helped place them eighth on the domestic league table and also placed second in the UEFA Europa League. His performance, despite the disappointments, did not go unnoticed. He helped Liverpool qualify for the Champions League the following season by placing fourth on the table. In the 2017/2018 season, he helped Liverpool reach the UEFA Champions League final for the first time in a decade.
Klopp's extraordinary performances had already earned him a new contract which would offer him 7 million pounds a year. This salary makes him the fifth highest paid football manager in the world. Out of the 157 matches he has managed, he has won 83, drawn 44 and lost 30.
#4 Mauricio Pochettino
Mauricio Pochettino has revitalized a Tottenham team that struggled to always make it to the top four of the domestic league. Since he was appointed, Pochettino has helped the team in developing talented young players who have assumed great responsibilities in the club and have turned out to be exceptional football stars. Around the same time, he has helped instill confidence in a side that struggled to make it to the top four and has turned that side into one that has consistently placed three in the domestic league.
His performances for the club earned him a new contract that offers him a whopping 8.5 million pounds a year, which makes him the fourth highest paid football manager in the world. Pochettino has transformed Tottenham to a winning team and deserves the offer. Out of the 220 matches he has managed, he has won 123, drawn 50 and lost 47.
#3 Jose Mourinho
Jose Mourinho remains the most successful Manchester United manager since Alex Fergurson's departure. Under his short term, he has managed to win three trophies for the club.
His extraordinary performances have been noticed and have granted him a new contract that offers him 15 million pounds a year. This salary makes him the third highest paid manager in the world. Out of the 122 matches he has managed, he has won 75, drawn 25 and lost 22. He has a winning rate of 61%
#2 Marcello Lippi
Marcello Lippi remains the second highest paid football manager in the world grossing 18 million pounds a year. As the manager of the Chinese national team, Lippi has made a marked improvement in Chinese football and the Chinese FA appear to be impressed with his job.
China missed out on qualifying for the 2018 World Cup narrowly and prompted fears that Lippi may not see the end of his contract. However, Lippi and the FA confirmed he would stay there for the remainder of his contract.
#1 Pep Guardiola
Pep Guardiola joined Manchester City from Bayern and has since that time helped revitalize Man City's squad. In the 2017/2018 season, he won his first league title for City since joining the club, and his extraordinary performances earned him an offer that pays him 20 million pounds a year over the next three years. This salary makes him the highest paid manager in the world.
Though Guardiola has won the league, there are those who believe he is far from successful if he does not win the Champions League with City. Out of the 118 matches he has managed, he has won 82, drawn 17 and lost 17. He has a winning rate of 69%.
