# How much did Premier League managers cost their clubs per win before being sacked?

URL: https://technosports.co.in/premier-league-managers-cost-their-club-per-win/  
Published: 2023-04-09  
Updated: 2023-04-09  
Author: Rahul Roy

The 22/23 Premier League season has experienced the [highest number of in-season manager departures](https://theanalyst.com/eu/2023/04/premier-league-sackings-in-2022-23-managers/), with Graham Potter being the latest to leave Chelsea after less than seven months. As a result, the underwhelming performances of many managers have prompted an investigation into the ex-Premier League managers who provided the worst value for money.

[Experts](https://www.ticketgum.com/)have analyzed the career statistics of these Premier League managers to determine the cost each one incurred for their club to win a game before their departure, either through resignation or sacking.

**Key findings: **

- Former Chelsea manager,** ****Graham Potter**, was the worst value for money, costing his clubs** ****£823 thousand **per win
- Followed by **Rafael Benítez**, costing approximately **£547 thousand** per won game
- **Antonio Conte **claims fourth, costing Spurs an estimated **£509 thousand **per win
- Returning as Chelsea’s newest interim manager, **Frank Lampard **previously cost the club **£177 thousand** per win in his first stint

## How much did Premier League managers cost their clubs per win before being sacked?

| **Ranking** | **Name** | **Club** | ***Cost per win:** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **Graham Potter** | Chelsea/Brighton & Hove Albion | **£823,545.52** |
| 2 | **Rafael Benítez** | Everton | **£547,570.16** |
| 3 | **Carlo Ancelotti** | Everton | **£511,978.10** |
| 4 | **Antonio Conte** | Tottenham Hotspur | **£509,841.24** |
| 5 | **Bruno Lage** | Wolverhampton Wanderers | **£476,962.43** |
| 6 | **José Mourinho** | Tottenham Hotspur | **£470,910.34** |
| 7 | **Marcelo Bielsa** | Leeds United | **£365,857.99** |
| 8 | **Steven Gerrard** | Aston Villa | **£361,185.70** |
| 9 | **Patrick Vieira** | Crystal Palace | **£309,128.24** |
| 10 | **Jesse Marsch** | Leeds United | **£298,799.08** |

**Graham Potter**** **tops the ranking, costing clubs an average of **£823 thousand per won game**** **during his time as a manager for both Chelsea (22-23 season) and Brighton & Hove Albion (19-22 season). For a single game won, Potter cost Chelsea an estimated **£469 thousand**, and approximately — **£922 thousand** per win at Brighton & Hove Albion.

In **second** place is former Everton manager, **Rafael Benítez**, costing the club over **£547 thousand **per win. Followed by another ex-Everton manager, **Carlo Ancelotti **in **third** place with a total of **£511 thousand  **earned for winning a game.

Ex-Spurs manager, **Antonio Conte** ranks fourth among the costliest Premier League managers, knocking back Spurs  **£509 thousand** for a single win. Many believed his support waned throughout the past year, with a series of losses, and pressures which led to disagreements with the club and players.

**Read more:**

- [Top 10 Premier League managers with the most wins in history](https://technosports.co.in/top-10-premier-league-managers-with-the-most-wins-in-history/)
- [Top 10 Oldest Managers in Premier League History](https://technosports.co.in/top-10-oldest-managers-premier-league/)
- [Top 10 highest paid managers in the Premier League as of 2023](https://technosports.co.in/10-highest-premier-league-managers/)