French publication L'Equipe has published a ranking of the highest paid coaches in world football. Atletico Madrid head coach Diego Simeone topped the list with an annual income of 34 million euros.
The top five also includes head coaches of the EPL giants - Pep Guardiola (Manchester City), Jürgen Klopp (Liverpool) and Graham Potter (Chelsea), as well as Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri.
The full ranking is as follows:
- Diego Simeone (Atletico) - €34 million a year
- Pep Guardiola (Manchester City) - €22.4 million a year
- Jürgen Klopp (Liverpool) - €17.8 million a year
- Graham Potter (Chelsea) - €13.5 million a year
- Massimiliano Allegri (Juventus) - €12.8 million a year
- Thomas Tuchel (Bayern) - €12 million a year
- Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid) - €11 million a year
- Simone Inzaghi (Inter) - €10 million a year
- Jose Mourinho (Roma) - €9.2 million a year
- Xabi Alonso (Bayer) - €5 million a year
- Niko Kovač (Wolfsburg) - €4 million a year
- Xavi (Barcelona) - €3,8 million a year
Simeone coaches Atletico since 2011. The team became the champion of Spain twice, twice won the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Super Cup under the guidance of the 52-year-old specialist. In September last year, the Argentine became the record holder for the number of matches as the head coach of Atletico in the Primera.
