Diego Simeone Tops 2023 List Of Highest Paid Managers In World Soccer

Diego Simeone sits top of a 2023 list of the highest paid managers in world soccer. The best-paid football manager earns £29,846,244, according to L'Equipe.

Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone is reportedly the highest-paid manager in world soccer.

According to a 2023 list published by French newspaper L'Equipe this week, Simeone is currently earning an annual salary of £29,846,244 at Atletico, which works out as £573,966 per week.

The next three best-paid managers on the list are all based in England's Premier League.

Pep Guardiola is said to be making £19,721,724 per year at Manchester City, while Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp (£15,714,096) and Chelsea's Graham Potter (£11,917,404) are also earning eight-figure sums.

Juventus boss Max Allegri is the best-paid manager in Italy (£11,284,620), while Thomas Tuchel is the top earner in Germany after recently signing a deal said to be worth £10,547,580 per year with Bayern Munich.

Real Madrid's Carlo Ancelotti (£9,597,204) is seventh on the list and is reportedly earning almost three times more than Barcelona counterpart Xavi Hernandez, who is said to be on £3,374,832 per year.

Highest Paid Managers In World Soccer

Manager	Club	Weekly Pay	Annual Salary
1. Diego Simeone	Atletico Madrid	£573,966	£29,846,244
2. Pep Guardiola	Man City	£379,263	£19,721,724
3. Jurgen Klopp	Liverpool	£302,194	£15,714,096
4. Graham Potter	Chelsea	£229,180	£11,917,404
5. Max Allegri	Juventus	£217,011	£11,284,620
6. Thomas Tuchel	Bayern Munich	£202,815	£10,547,580
7. Carlo Ancelotti	Real Madrid	£184,561	£9,597,204
8. Simone Inzaghi	Inter Milan	£168,336	£8,753,484
9. Jose Mourinho	Roma	£156,167	£8,120,712

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