Breaking Down Simone Inzaghi’s $105 Million Al-Hilal Contract After Agreeing Three-Year Deal

Al-Hilal will make Simone Inzaghi the highest paid football manager in the world after successfully luring him to Saudi Arabia.

Simone Inzaghi Agrees to Al-Hilal Move

Inter Milan’s CEO Giuseppe Marotta publicly voiced the club’s unwavering loyalty to Simone Inzaghi in the wake of a crushing Champions League final defeat, likely in a last-ditch rallying cry to convince him to stay.

Unfortunately for the board, that feeling wasn’t reciprocated, with the Inter faithful left in the dark since Inzaghi admitted he “doesn’t know” about his future, following last week’s loss in Munich.

It has now been confirmed by transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, that Inzaghi is headed to Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia following Inter’s unsuccessful crunch talks at the club’s offices on Tuesday.

Fears over Inter’s inability to remain competitive in the transfer market, driven by their financial tightrope walk in recent years, means convincing Inzaghi that the project remains viable was always going to be a sticking point.

Inzaghi has been forced to operate in line with Inter’s resourceful philosophy, often squeezing the absolute maximum out of players perceived to be past the peak of their powers.

The current cycle of short-term gambles may be nearing its end, despite a season that may well have ended in a treble, if results had been marginally different.

The 2024/25 Nerazzurri squad had the highest average age of any team in the Serie A at 29.1, so it is likely Inzaghi demanded guarantees that the club could not offer.

Simone Inzaghi is Now the Highest Paid Football Manager in the World

Reports at the beginning of May suggested that interest from the Premier League was strong, and Inzaghi had received initial contact from both Newcastle and Tottenham.

However, it is Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal who accelerated forward ahead with an irrefusable three-year contract proposal, which was tabled immediately after Inter’s season climax in Munich.

After finishing runners-up to Al-Ittihad in the Saudi Pro League this season, Al-Hilal have set in motion an ambitious project for the summer, which includes signing at least three elite players and a title-winning manager.

Inzaghi had long been viewed as the perfect solution to snatching back their crown from Al-Ittihad. He arrives as one of Saudi Arabia’s biggest coups since their money-spinning infiltration of Europe’s elite, having lifted two Coppa Italias, one Scudetto and led them to two Champions League finals during his tenure at Inter.

🚨💣 BREAKING: Simone Inzaghi will sign in this week as new Al Hilal head coach, here we go!

Deal in place for the next 3 years with huge salary for the Italian coach due to leave Inter after meeting today.

Feeling was clear yesterday: it had to be, it will be Al Hilal. 🔵🇸🇦 pic.twitter.com/XqAdBbel7J

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 3, 2025

Simone Inzaghi Al-Hilal Contract Breakdown

Simone Inzaghi earned around $6.5 million per-season at Inter Milan, putting him 17th in the highest paid football managers, despite being far more successful than the majority above him.

Al-Hilal will pay him over five times that amount per-year, which propels him to the top of that list.

Here’s a full breakdown of how Inzaghi will be compensated:

• $35m Per Year
• $2.91m Per Month
• $673,000 Per Week
• $4,000 Per Hour

Only Atletico Madrid’s Diego Simeone would come close to matching Inzaghi’s Al-Hilal salary, with the Argentine currently taking home $35m per year. However, the Saudi Arabian club have attached a slew of performance and sign-on bonuses which could take the proposal well beyond $40m per season.

Although anonymous betting sites had expected Inzaghi to remain at the San Siro, Al-Hilal’s timely contract proposal no doubt threw a spanner in the works at Tuesday’s crucial meeting.

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