TOP 12: Atletico Madrid coach Simeone highest paid; Chelsea's Potter in top 4

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31 Mar 2023 • 7:01 AM MYT
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Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone is the highest earning manager in the game.

That's according to L'Equipe, which has listed the top 12 earning managers in football.

Simeone sits ahead of Pep Guardiola of Manchester City and Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp in positions two and three respectively. Interestingly Xabi Alonso makes the top ten in only his first senior job in coaching with Bayer Leverkuson.


THE WORLD'S BEST-PAID MANAGERS:

Diego Simeone (Atletico Madrid) -573,966-a-week

Pep Guardiola (Manchester City) - 379,263

Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool) - 302,194

Graham Potter (Chelsea) - 229,180

Max Allegri (Juventus) - 217,011

Thomas Tuchel (Bayern Munich) - 202,815

Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid) - 184,561

Simone Inzaghi (Inter Milan) -168,336

Jose Mourinho (Roma) -156,167

Xabi Alonso (Bayer Leverkusen) 84,573

Niko Kovac (Wolfsburg) -67,740

Xavi (Barcelona) 64,900