Highest paid soccer coaches in the world: Al Hilal’s Inzaghi tops list

The top 10 highest paid soccer coaches in the world today earn nearly £140m per year combined between them, with the top earner accounting for over £22m of that!

Indeed, their wages are higher than some of the best footballers in the world, showing just how important their job is in getting their players to perform to the best of their abilities on the pitch.

There are some top managers currently out of work as well, who would be expected to earn close to the salaries being quoted if they were in a job.

Nonetheless, here are the top 10 reportedly highest paid soccer coaches in the world at the moment…

Highest paid soccer coaches in the world: The top 10

10. Enzo Maresca (Manchester City) – £10m

Enzo Maresca kicks off the countdown as he reportedly earns £10m a year at Manchester City.

He took over from the legendary Pep Guardiola this summer, and was his assistant previously at the Etihad Stadium.

Maresca has also been in charge of Leicester City and Chelsea, and won silverware at both clubs.

9. Luciano Spalletti (Juventus) – £11.2m

Luciano Spalletti was appointed by Juventus last October with the aim of qualifying for the Champions League, but the Old Lady unfortunately failed to do that.

He won the Serie A with Napoli in 2022/23, and also titles in Russia with Zenit St. Petersburg.

8. Oliver Glasner (Nottingham Forest) – £11.5m

Oliver Glasner was another new Premier League managerial appointment this summer, joining Nottingham Forest after leaving Crystal Palace.

He won the Eagles their first major trophy in the FA Cup, and also won the Conference League in 2025/26.

Glasner's aim will be to get Forest back into Europe, and bring major silverware to the City Ground.

7. Xabi Alonso (Chelsea) – £11.5m

Xabi Alonso is the new manager at Chelsea, having been appointed in the summer following the departure of Liam Rosenior.

Alonso's managerial spell at Real Madrid did not go as planned, but he impressively guided Bayer Leverkusen to a first-ever Bundesliga title ahead of German giants Bayern Munich, and will be hoping to implement his blueprint for the Blues quickly.

6. Ange Postecoglou (Al Nassr) – £11.7m

One of two coaches from the Saudi Pro League on this list is Ange Postecoglou.

He now manages Al Nassr after an unsuccessful short spell at Forest, which followed his departure from Tottenham despite winning the Europa League with them.

Postecoglou was also hugely successful with Celtic, and will want to bring more major silverware to Cristiano Ronaldo's club.

5. Jose Mourinho (Real Madrid) – £12m

Jose Mourinho has returned to Real Madrid for a second stint, after retaining a good relationship with Florentino Perez following his first tenure at the club in the early 2010s.

Mourinho has managed several other top clubs over the years, including Chelsea, Inter Milan and Manchester United, and is considered one of the greatest managers of all time.

4. Luis Enrique (Paris Saint-Germain) – £12m

Luis Enrique was recently rewarded with a new deal after guiding Paris Saint-Germain to back-to-back Champions League titles.

His new-look squad won an unprecedented treble in the 2024/25 campaign, having previously won a European treble with Barcelona.

Enrique masterminded a comeback from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Tottenham late on in the Super Cup after normal time, and subsequently won the penalty shootout to clinch yet another piece of silverware with the Parisians.

3. Mikel Arteta (Arsenal) – £15m

Mikel Arteta earned himself a bumper new contract with the work that he has done to transform Arsenal into title winners.

The Gunners came close in three successive Premier League seasons having been runners-up, but broke the curse and finally lifted the trophy after 22 years in 2025/26.

2. Diego Simeone (Atletico Madrid) – £20.1m

Diego Simeone is regarded as an absolute legend at Atletico Madrid, so it is not a surprise to see him second in this list.

Indeed, he earns a whopping £20.1m a year in Madrid, and has won plenty of domestic silverware at Atletico, but the one trophy that still eludes him is the Champions League, despite coming close in multiple finals.

Nonetheless, he has still won the Europa League twice, and also prized two LaLiga titles away from both Barcelona and city rivals Real.

1. Simone Inzaghi (Al Hilal) – £22.3m

Simone Inzaghi left his role at Inter Milan to become the head coach of Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal.

He guided Inter to their second Champions League final in three seasons in the 2024/25 campaign, and came runners-up to Napoli in the Serie A title race.

Al Hilal just missed out on the Saudi Pro League title last season, finishing two points behind champions Al Nassr.