The highest paid coaches in world football

The success of football teams depends mainly on the presence of distinguished players, and a skilled coach who can lead these stars to provide the best performance, whether for their club or national team, by choosing the best formation and exploring the talents of the players.

But when some clubs abandon their coach and are led by a new coach, the team that seemed hopeless suddenly begins to win. This is because clubs do not fire their managers randomly, but rather they usually do so after a series of negative performances.

According to a Dutch study conducted on the English Premier League between 2000 and 2015, clubs that replaced their manager in the middle of the season witnessed a significant and positive increase in performance under the leadership of the new coach.

But to measure the matter accurately so that the increasing blame is not placed on the coach, it is necessary to know whether the team recovered for another reason, such as the return of prominent players from injury, a change in the schedule, etc.?

While academics have also spoken of the “scapegoat theory” for sacking managers, claiming that it is nothing more than a ploy used by club management.

Highest paid coaches in the world

Pep Guardiola is the highest earner not only in England but in the world, having won four English Premier League titles in a row.

But his career – which he began with Manchester City in 2016 – may end next year – after nine full seasons and a collection of titles, because the Spanish coach has not yet signed a new contract.

Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta has become the second highest paid coach in the world after signing a new three-year contract, making his basic salary 13 million pounds annually ($16.52 million), but he can increase it to 15 million pounds if he wins tournaments.

In third place came Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone, after the Argentine maintained the title of the highest-paid coach in the world for years, followed by the Italian Ancelotti.

Georgie Jesus, coach of Al Hilal Club, came in sixth place, while Steven Gerrard, coach of Al Ittifaq Club, ranked eleventh.

Sources: Give Me Sport – The Atlantic.