Recently, news broke that FC Bayern Munich would be hiring Julian Naglesmann for the upcoming season.
Whilst that was hardly surprising given that Hans-Dieter Flick has already revealed that he would be leaving his position as manager earlier than his current contract suggests he should have been in charge and Bayern always look to take all the best talent away from the Bundesliga to make sure they remain in the strong position that they are in, the ‘transfer fee’ that Red Bull Leipzig are demanding for their outgoing manager is an eye-raiser.
Of course, there has always been compensation fees involved, and whilst these can sometimes be worth millions, the €25 million that they have reportedly demanded has taken the game to a whole new level. Nonetheless, Bayern have decided to pay the demands and the young, highly-regarded coach will be in the Allianz Arena dugout for the upcoming season. Those that fancy Naglesmann to do well in charge of Bayern next season (and beyond) can look to use our exclusive code: BETMAX365.
There have been a number of managerial transfers that have cost clubs rather big sums of money before, though, with some big-names being involved in the top 5 deals to have ever been made.
Jose Mourinho’s – who appears to make a fortune in being fired more often than not from lucrative contracts – move from Inter Milan to Real Madrid would end up costing the Spaniards €8 million to make happen, although that probably should not come as a surprise as he had just won them the UEFA Champions League against FC Barcelona.
A lesser-known name, Ruben Amorim, cost Sporting €10 million to prize away from Braga last summer, but it appears to have been a good deal as the club are on the verge of winning their first Primeira Liga title since 2002, as there are just a handful of games left to be played.
Brendan Rodgers cost Leicester City €10.5 million in 2019 when he joined from Celtic but he looks to have turned the Foxes into a consistent European team. They currently look set to head into the UEFA Champions League, although the UEFA Europa League might have to be the competition they settle for as results and performances have started to wane a little bit.
In 2011, Chelsea thought they had find their next Mourinho with Andre Villas-Boas. Indeed, all the ingredients appeared to be there, as the duo were close and had worked together as assistant and manager at The Blues and Inter Milan.
After a spell in charge of Porto, Chelsea looked to bring him back to Stamford Bridge on his own, but had to pay the Portuguese side a fee of €15 million in 2011 for the privilege. He lasted less than a season, though, as he would have watched his assistant at the time, Roberto Di Matteo, take Chelsea to the UEFA Champions League final and beat FC Bayern Munich on penalties.
