The best paid managers in world football with Arsenal and Chelsea bosses making the top 10

7. Marcelo Lippi, Guangzhou Evergrande – £9.6m

After a break from club management that started in 2004 when Lippi left Juve and then had two terms in charge of the Italian national team, the 65-year-old was tempted back in 2012.

It’s little wonder as well as despite the fact Guangzhou are hardly top of most people’s lists of world-class clubs, they clearly have plenty of money.