Jose Mourinho ‘turns down chance to become world’s highest paid manager after turning down huge offer – worth £26Million per season – to coach Saudi side Al-Hilal’
- Jose Mourinho rejected an offer from Al-Hilal to pay £26 million per season
- He preferred to stay with Roma to become the world’s highest paid manager
- The 60-year-old is currently the eighth highest paid boss in the world
Jose Mourinho reportedly refused a net salary of £26 million a year from Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal, which would have made him football’s highest paid manager.
The Roma manager is focused on his current project at the Stadio Olimpico, where he has spent two seasons wandering the sidelines.
Saudi Arabia’s most successful club went to Mourinho earlier this month before approaching Juventus’ Massimiliano Allegri. The Italian coach has since rejected a proposal of £17 million per season.
And Mourinho, the esteemed Portuguese tactician, turned down their advances to stay with Roma, according to Fabrizio Romano.
The deal at Al-Hilal would have made him the highest paid manager in the world in terms of net profit due to the fact that Saudi Arabia has no personal income tax. Atletico Madrid’s Diego Simeone is paid nearly £30 million but is subject to tax.
Jose Mourinho turned down £26 million a season to manage Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal
The Portuguese management virtuoso led Roma to the Europa Conference League title in 2022
Mourinho is already well compensated in Rome, receiving just over £8.1 million each year for his expertise. Only seven managers worldwide earn more.
Behind Simeone, Pep Guardiola brings in £19.7 million and Jurgen Klopp gets £15.7 million.
Mourinho led Roma to their inaugural Europa Conference League title in 2021-22 with a 1-0 win over Feyenoord before taking them to the Europa League final this season, where they lost to Sevilla on penalties.
In Serie A he has taken them to consecutive sixth places.
In May, it was revealed that PSG were eyeing him as their new manager, with relations between Mourinho and Roma general manager Tiago Pinto reportedly strained.
But a gesture to the fans on the last day of the Serie A season against La Spezia, in which he repeatedly pointed to the pitch, hinted that the 60-year-old could stay put.
He still has one year contract and Italian media like Football Italyhave reported that The Special One is negotiating a new deal with I Giallorossi.
| Manager | Club | Competition | Weekly income | Monthly income | Annual income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diego Simeon | Atletico Madrid | La Liga | £573,966 | £2,487,187 | £29,846,244 |
| Jose Guardiola | Manchester City | Premier League | £379,263 | £1,643,477 | £19,721,724 |
| Jurgen Klopp | Liverpool | Premier League | £302,194 | £1,309,508 | £15,714,096 |
| Max Allegro | Juventus | Series a | £217,011 | £940,386 | £11,284,620 |
| Thomas Tuchel | Bayern Munich | Bundesliga | £202,815 | £878,965 | £10,547,580 |
| Carlo Ancelotti | RealMadrid | La Liga | £184,561 | £799,767 | £9,597,204 |
| Simone Inzaghi | Inter Milan | Series a | £168,336 | £729,457 | £8,753,484 |
| Jose Mourinho | Roma | Series a | £156,167 | £676,726 | £8,120,712 |
| Xabi Alonso | Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga | £84,573 | £366,486 | £4,397,832 |
| Niko Kovac | Wolfsburg | Bundesliga | £67,740 | £293,540 | £3,522,480 |
| Xavi | Barcelona | La Liga | £64,900 | £281,236 | £3,374,832 |
| Figures as reported by L’Equipe | |||||