Jose Mourinho becomes the 2nd highest paid manager but still behind Pep Guardiola

Tottenham Hotspur agreed to a deal worth £15m-a-year with ir new he coach Jose Mourinho making him second highest-paid manr in world ahe of likes of Zinedine Zidane and Jurgen Klopp according to reports in British media.

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Jose Mourinho Tottenham deal

Jose Mourinho was without a club since leaving Manchester United in December 2018. But "Special One" is w back to Premier League to take reigns at Tottenham Hotspur. It has emerged that Mourinho will earn almost double w of his predecessor Mauricio Pochetti after taking charge at rth London club on Wednesday.

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Jose Mourinho's £15m-a-year salary sees him jump straight into list of game's highest earners at 2. This is first time in Tottenham's history that y have appointed a manr of Mourinho's pedigree - he has won 25 trophies in his manrial career - and it seems y have paid a hefty price.

Highest-paid manrs: Jose Mourinho still lagging behind Pep Guardiola

However, Jose Mourinho is still behind his long-term rival Pep Guardiola, with Manchester City boss signing a new three-year contract extension in 2018 worth £20m per season.  Spaniard tops list of  highest-paid manrs in world football and has proven to be worth every penny after winning back-to-back Premier League titles at Etih.

Highest-paid manrs: Or following Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola

Below Jose Mourinho in third place is Atletico Mrid manr Diego Simeone.  Argentine has been in charge of Spanish giants since 2011 and has won  LaLiga title in 2014. Simeone has signed a £13m-a-year contract and it runs until 2022. It should come as surprise to see manrs from Chinese Super League in list. Rafael Benitez taking home £11.5m a year is a much better deal for Spaniard than having to deal with Mike Ashley at Newcastle United. Real Mrid's Zinedine Zidane shares fifth place with Guangzhou's Fabio Cannavaro.

rest of top 10 is me of manrs of European giants. Surprisingly, Jurgen Klopp is down at 10th and considering his side's rise to top of European and domestic football some would argue he is worth more than £7m-a-year salary he earns at Anfield.

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