Mourinho is world’s highest paid

LONDON: Jose Mourinho will earn almost double the amount of his rival, Pep Guardiola, during his first season at Manchester United.

France Football claim the Portuguese will pocket an astonishing £24.2 million (RM 133.6 million) this term, making him the highest paid manager in the world.

And that figure is nearly twice as much as Guardiola's total of £12.5million, which includes his Manchester City salary and bonuses, plus commercial deals.

Mourinho earns £15m a year at United, but he also has a number of big-money endorsement deals with companies away from his day-to-day role at Old Trafford.

The former Chelsea boss is the face of Heineken and also has agreements with the likes of Hublot watches, Jaguar, BT Sport, Adidas, Atlantis hotels and EA Sports.

Those deals have helped him