In north London, Arsenal have put a remarkable financial marker on continuity. Mikel Arteta’s new four-year agreement is worth £20 million a season, making him the highest-paid manager in the Premier League by a wide margin and placing him among football’s best-remunerated coaches internationally.
The deal represents a substantial rise from his previous terms, which could reach £15 million annually with bonuses included. At the new level, Arteta joins the salary territory occupied by figures such as Atlético de Madrid’s Diego Simeone and Al-Hilal coach Simone Inzaghi.
Arteta arrived at Arsenal during the 2019/20 campaign and has since overseen 361 competitive matches. His record stands at 220 wins, 67 draws and 74 defeats, giving him the best win percentage of any Arsenal manager to have taken charge of more than 50 games.
He is now the longest-serving coach in the Premier League and the only one of the division’s 20 current managers to have won the English title. His honours in London also include the FA Cup and two Community Shields.
Premier League’s highest-paid managers
- Mikel Arteta, Arsenal — £20 million per year
- Oliver Gasner, Nottingham Forest — £11.5 million per year
- Xabi Alonso, Chelsea — £11.5 million per year
- Enzo Maresca, Manchester City — £10 million per year
- Andoni Iraola, Liverpool — £8 million per year
- Unai Emery, Aston Villa — £8 million per year
- Roberto De Zerbi, Tottenham — £8 million per year
- Matthias Jaissle, Newcastle — £6 million per year
- David Moyes, Everton — £5 million per year
- Michael Carrick, Manchester United — £5 million per year
The gap is striking: Arteta’s annual package is £8.5 million higher than those of Gasner and Alonso, the next names on the list. In a league where managerial turnover remains rapid, Arsenal have instead made a long-term and expensive commitment to the coach who has become the central constant of their recent era.
