Carlo Ancelotti tops national-team salary list ahead of Jurgen Klopp

Carlo Ancelotti is the highest-paid national-team manager in the world, earning 10m euros a year with Brazil, according to figures published by Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo, citing German outlet Bild.

The Italian sits 3m euros clear of his closest challenger, Jurgen Klopp, who receives 7m euros annually from the German Football Association.

Ancelotti’s position at the top highlights the significant financial differences between the leading managers in international football. Klopp is second in the list, followed by Mauricio Pochettino, who earns 6.8m euros each year with the United States.

Thomas Tuchel is fourth on 6m euros per year as England manager, while Spain boss Luis de la Fuente occupies fifth place with an annual salary of 5m euros.

Jorge Jesus is sixth on the list, earning 4m euros a year. The source does not specify the national team associated with that figure.

Zinedine Zidane is seventh, receiving 3.6m euros annually from the French Football Association. Xavi Hernandez ranks eighth, with a reported salary of 3m euros while working with the Netherlands national team.

The top 10 is completed by Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni and Austria manager Ralf Rangnick, who are ninth and 10th respectively. No salary figures are given for either coach in the published list.

The figures show the scale of the gap at the top of the rankings, with Ancelotti earning 3m euros more each year than Klopp, the second-highest-paid manager among national teams.