Pep Guardiola, the manager of City, can lay claim to a different European honor despite missing out on the Champions League during his six-year stay in Manchester: earning a remarkable £19 million each year.
On May 23, 2021, in Manchester, England, during the Premier Title game between Manchester City and Everton at Etihad Stadium, Pep Guardiola, manager of Manchester City, reacts after Manchester City are presented with the Premier League Trophy as they win the league.
Pep Guardiola earns more than any other manager in Europe, surpassing the enormous salaries of his Premier League rivals. Pep Guardiola is the manager of Manchester City.
The fashionable 51-year-old Spaniard has led the Cityzens to four Premier League titles in the last five seasons, solidifying his position as one of the best managers in the game. Guardiola has won the FA Cup, four League Cups, and four League Cups as well. He is only missing the Champions League to complete his collection, but there is hope that the arrival of prolific Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland will break their scoring drought.
And although he may not have won the Champions League during his six-year stay in Manchester, the former Barcelona manager can still lay claim to another European trophy.
According to research from Betsperts, the Spaniard has amassed an incredible £19.5 million year since taking over as Barcelona manager, but he does have the highest average win percentage in Europe at 74.1%.
That's £3 million more than Jurgen Klopp, his nearest competition, who is still making an eye-watering £16 million annually. After winning the Champions League the season before, the Liverpool manager guided his team to its first Premier League championship in 30 years during the 2019–20 season. In the summer, he signed a new contract that will keep him at Anfield through 2026.
Guardiola earns more money than Jurgen Klopp, a rival in the Premier League.
Third-placed Zinedine Zidane earns an astounding average pay of £14.2 million.
Zinedine Zidane, a three-time Champions League champion manager, is currently unemployed, but that hasn't stopped him from increasing his bank account and moving up the ranks. During his time at Real Madrid, the deft Frenchman earned an average of £14.2 million annually.
Louis van Gaal, the former manager of Manchester United, received an average salary of £8 million annually. Legendary coaches Sir Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho received payouts of £4 million and £13.5 million, respectively.
Top ten European football managers by income, per Betsperts
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