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Top 7 highest paid managers in English Premier League in 2021
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.
Brendan Rodgers has redeemed himself in the Premier League with Leicester City. His tenure at Liverpool didn’t end well and he had to start from scratch in Celtic before returning to England. The Foxes couldn’t be happier with him, as the 48-year-old boss led them to their first FA Cup triumph in history and was also close to getting them into the top-four last season. He earns £10million.
With an annual pay of £8million, Marcello Biesla is the fifth highest paid manager in the Premiership.
The highly praised Argentine coach has been granted a lucrative wage in Leeds United even though that has not been his priority throughout his career.
After taking the Whites back to the English top-flight for the first time in 16 years, Marcelo Bielsa got the recognition he deserved at Elland Road and he is expected to stay for at least one more season in charge of the team.
Struggling Ole Gunner Solskjaer of Manchester United is the sixth highest paid coach in the Premiership with a £7.5million per annum pay.
Thomas Tuchel, the Champion League-winning coach with Chelsea earns a base Salary of £7million, making him the seventh.
The Champions League-winning coach has seen an increase in his salary after leading Chelsea to European glory.
The German boss originally signed an 18-month deal in January which had an extension option should the Blues win the continental prize.