Over the past 25 years, the highest salary has shifted from the Ferguson era to the dominance of Mourinho and Guardiola, and then to Diego Simeone, who has remained the highest-paid coach for many years.
Lent.az presents a list of the highest-paid coaches:
2000 - Sir Alex Ferguson - 7 million euros
2001 - Sir Alex Ferguson - 7.5 million euros
2002 - Sir Alex Ferguson - 8 million euros
2003 - Sir Alex Ferguson - 8.5 million euros
2004 - Sir Alex Ferguson - 9 million euros
2005 - Jose Mourinho - 10 million euros
2006 - Jose Mourinho - 11 million euros
2007 - Jose Mourinho - 12 million euros
2008 - Jose Mourinho - 13 million euros
2009 - Jose Mourinho - 14 million euros
2010 - Jose Mourinho - 15 million euros
2011 - Jose Mourinho - 15.5 million euros
2012 - Jose Mourinho - 15 million euros
2013 - Pep Guardiola - 17 million euros
2014 - Pep Guardiola - 18 million euros
2015 - Pep Guardiola - 20 million euros
2016 - Pep Guardiola - 22 million euros
2017 - Pep Guardiola - 23 million euros

2018 - Diego Simeone - 30 million euros
2019 - Diego Simeone - 35 million euros
2020 - Diego Simeone - 40 million euros
2021 - Diego Simeone - 40 million euros
2022 - Diego Simeone - 34 million euros
2023 - Diego Simeone - 34 million euros
2024 - Diego Simeone - 32 million euros
2025 - Diego Simeone - 30 million euros
2026 - Diego Simeone - approximately 30 million euros
Since 2018, Simeone has consistently held the top spot in terms of income among coaches.