Meet Top 8 Highest Paid Managers In The 2021 #EPL Season—The English top-flight league is stacked with world-class managers. However, world-class managers mean world-class pay.
Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola is the highest-paid manager in the Premier League following the contract extension he signed in 2018. He has won a lot of trophies for Manchester City since his appointment as their coach in 2016. However, he’s still waiting for a European trophy with his side after his side lost the Champions League final against Chelsea in 2021. He currently earns £20 million per year while raking in around £384,000 per week.
Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp is the second-highest-paid manager in the English League and ties with Tottenham Hotspur’s new manager, Antonio Conte. Klopp took the club from boys to men and won the Premier League and Champions League titles with the Reds. Klopp signed an extension deal with Liverpool till 2024 where he earns £15 million per year which is around £288,000 per week.
Tottenham’s new boss, Antonio Conte ties with Klopp following his new appointment as the head coach for Spurs. He’s known to be a serial winner, and this move marks his return to English football. He won the Premier League in his first season with Chelsea. He recently signed an 18 months contract where he is to earn £15 million per year which is around £288,000 per week.
The top 8 highest paid managers in the English League are:
▪ 1. Pep Guardiola Club: Manchester City Base Salary: £20million
▪ 2. Jurgen Klopp Club: Liverpool Base Salary: £15million
▪ 3. Antonio Conte Club: Tottenham Hotspur Base Salary: £15million
▪ 4. Brendan Rodgers Club: Leicester City Base Salary: £10million
▪ 5. Marcelo Bielsa Club: Leeds United Base Salary: £8million
▪ 6. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Club: Manchester United Base Salary: £7.5million
▪ 7. Rafa Benitez Club: Everton Base Salary: £7million
▪ 8. Thomas Tuchel Club: Chelsea Base Salary: £7million