Jose Mourinho headed the list of 30 top paid coaches in the world with his €15.3m salary at Real Madrid, followed by Ancelotti at Paris Saint-Germain on €13.5m.

The second Italian in the top three is Marcello Lippi on €10m per season at Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande.

Capello is the top-earning international manager in the world thanks to his €7.8m wages in Russia.

The other Italians in the list are Manchester City’s Roberto Mancini, Zenitboss Luciano Spalletti, Juventus manager Conte and Italy Coach Cesare Prandelli, football-italia.net reported.