While Simeone earns €34 million a year, the millions that Xavi earns at Barcelona

Diego Simeone is the equal to sir Alex Ferguson in Atlético de Madrid. He has been at the club since 2011 and became the longest-serving coach in Europe's five biggest leagues. Winner of LaLiga as a footballer and as a coach, he is the leader of the mattress revolution. In turn, he has been the highest paid coach in the world for some years.

Beyond his high salary, Simeone guarantees income for the Madrid club: with the Argentine in charge, Atlético de Madrid always qualified for the UEFA Champions League. In March, he surpassed Luis Aragonés as the coach with the most games in charge of the team and they honored him with the motto “Simeone Leyenda” that provoked the emotion of the Argentine coach.

According to the French media L'Équipe, Simeone receives €34 million a year from Atlético de Madrid, where he has been for more than 10 years, more than the €22.4 million that Pep Guardiola earns at Manchester City and the 17 €.8 million from Jürgen Klopp in Liverpool, the other members of the Top 3 on best paid.

Meanwhile, Xavi Hernández, current coach of FC Barcelona, is very far from those numbers. The Barça legend, where he remained in the first team as a player for 17 seasons, in which he won everything (8 LaLiga, 6 Spanish Super Cups, 4 UEFA Champions Leagues, 3 Copas del Rey, 2 European Super Cups and 2 World Clubs Cups) that make him one of the great idols of the institutions. After marking an era as a player, he wants to do so as a coach of the club. 

While Simeone earns €34 million, this is Xavi's salary at Barcelona

He took the reins of FC Barcelona in November 2021, so he has been leading the team for almost two years, and renewed on September 2023 with the entire season still ahead of him with a signed contract. Before renewing, Xavi Hernández received a salary of €325,000 per month, which translated into €3.9 million per season, while it is unknown if with this new contract signing his salary has increased.