# Top 10 most expensive coaches in football history

URL: https://technosports.co.in/top-10-most-expensive-coaches-in-football-history/  
Published: 2021-06-27  
Updated: 2021-06-27  
Author: Rahul Roy

Occasionally the clubs shell out cash to get their desired coach. The most recent example is Bayern Munich spending $30m for appointing Nagelsmann from RB Leipzig. There have been other instances in the past as well.

So here we take a look at the top 10 most expensive coaches in football history:

![](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/E25GSStXoAncelottiA7Src.jpeg)

## 10. Carlo Ancelotti

From: Paris Saint-Germain  
To: Real Madrid  
Year: 2013  
Fee: **$4.6m**

## 9. Manuel Pellegrini

From: Villarreal  
To: Real Madrid  
Year: 2009  
Fee: **$4.8m**

## 8. Maurizio Sarri

From: Chelsea  
To: Juventus  
Year: 2019  
Fee: **$7.2m**

![Ronald Koeman states two flaws in the current Barcelona squad](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Koeman-1024x576.jpg)

## 7. Ronald Koeman

From: Southampton  
To: Everton  
Year: 2016  
Fee: **$7.2m**

## 6. Mark Hugues

From: Blackburn Rovers  
To: Manchester City  
Year: 2008  
Fee: **$7.5m**

![](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/jose-mourinho-tottenham-2019-20_eqbhbu167yof1buhf9y0v0sor-1024x683.jpg)

## 5. Jose Mourinho

From: Inter  
To: Real Madrid  
Year: 2010  
Fee: **$9.7m**

## 4. Ruben Amorim

From: Braga  
To: Sporting CP  
Year: 2020  
Fee: **$12m**

![](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/skysports-brendan-rodgers-leicester_5357828.jpg)

## 3. Brendan Rodgers

From: Celtic  
To: Leicester City  
Year: 2019  
Fee: **$12.7m**

## 2. Andre Villas-Boas

From: Porto  
To: Chelsea  
Year: 2011  
Fee: **$18m**

## 1. Julian Nagelsmann

From: RB Leipzig  
To: Bayern Munich  
Year: 2021  
Fee: **$30m**

***Interesting fact:*** Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola is the highest-paid coach in the world. He earns around $28m per year at City.

[*Source*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxYaOTpMCwU)