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Most Expensive Managers by Compensation Fees
This list features the most expensive football managers of all time based on total transfer compensation fees.
RANK | MANAGER | FROM | TO | FEE | YEAR |
1 | Julian Nagelsmann | RB Leipzig | Bayern Munich | €25 million | 2021 |
2 | Graham Potter | Brighton & Hove Albion | Chelsea | €23 million | 2022 |
3 | André Villas-Boas | Porto | Chelsea | €15 million | 2011 |
4 | Vincent Kompany | Burnley | Bayern Munich | €12 million | 2024 |
5 | Brendan Rogers | Celtic | Leicester City | €10.44 million | 2019 |
6 | Rúben Amorim | Braga | Sporting CP | €10 million | 2020 |
7 | José Mourinho | Inter Milan | Real Madrid | €8 million | 2010 |
8 | Adi Hütter | Eintracht Frankfurt | Borussia Mönchengladbach | €7.5 million | 2021 |
9 | Mark Hughes | Blackburn Rovers | Manchester City | €6.2 million | 2008 |
10 | Brendan Rogers | Swansea City | Liverpool | €6.2 million | 2012 |
11 | Unai Emery | Villarreal | Aston Villa | €6 million | 2022 |
12 | Ronald Koeman | Southampton | Everton | €6 million | 2015 |
13 | Maurizio Sarri | Chelsea | Juventus | €5.55 million | 2019 |
14 | Steven Gerrard | Rangers | Aston Villa | €5.2 million | 2021 |
15 | Marco Rose | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Borussia Dortmund | €5 million | 2021 |
16 | Peter Bosz | Ajax | Borussia Dortmund | €5 million | 2017 |
17 | Julian Nagelsmaan | 1899 Hoffenheim | RB Leipzig | €5 million | 2019 |
18 | Frank Lampard | Derby County | Chelsea | €4.68 million | |
19 | Marco Silva | Watford | Everton | €4.6 million | 2018 |
20 | Alan Pardew | Newcastle United | Crystal Palace | €4.4 million | 2015 |
21 | Manuel Pellegrini | Villarreal | Real Madrid | €4 million | 2009 |
22 | Carlo Ancelotti | PSG | Real Madrid | €3.8 million | 2013 |
23 | Christophe Galtier | Lille | Nice | €3.5 million | 2021 |
24 | Steve Bruce | Birmingham City | Wigan Athletic | €3.4 million | 2007 |
25 | Steve Bruce | Wigan Athletic | Sunderland | €3.4 million | 2009 |
26 | Lucien Favre | Nice | Bo | €3 million | 2018 |
27 | Leonardo Jardim | Sporting CP | Monaco | €3 million | 2014 |
28 | Harry Redknapp | Portsmouth | Tottenham Hotspur | €2.5 million | 2008 |
29 | Roberto Martínez | Swansea City | Wigan Athletic | €2.5 million | 2009 |
30 | Tony Mowbray | West Bromwich Albion | Celtic | €2.5 million | 2009 |
31 | Roy Hodgson | Fulham | Liverpool | €2.5 million | 2010 |
32 | José Mourinho | Porto | Chelsea | €2.5 million | 2004 |
33 | Alex McLeish | Birmingham City | Aston Villa | €2.2 million | 2011 |
34 | Roberto Martínez | Wigan Athletic | Everton | €2.2 million | 2013 |
35 | Gary Rowett | Derby County | Stoke City | €2.2 million | 2018 |
36 | Graham Potter | Swansea City | Brighton & Hove Albion | €2.2 million | 2019 |
37 | Niko Kovać | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bayern Munich | €2.2 million | 2018 |
38 | Paulo Fonseca | Shakhtar Donetsk | AS Roma | €2 million | 2019 |
39 | Steve Cooper | Swansea City | Nottingham Forest | €1.39 million | 2021 |
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