8) Rafael Benitez: £567m
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Major clubs managed: Valencia, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Chelsea, Napoli, Real Madrid, Newcastle United
Manager since: 1993
Trophies won: 15
Record transfer: Gonzalo Higuain (Real Madrid to Napoli) – £34.5m
After winning La Liga twice with Valencia, Rafa Benitez moved to the Premier League and made Liverpool a serious contender for a few seasons, even reaching two Champions League finals – winning that famous one in Istanbul. But mismanagement of the club saw him leave Anfield and move on to Inter Milan where he picked up where Mourinho left off.
Unfortunately for the Spaniard, he was never able to hit the same heights and soon found himself as interim manager of Chelsea where he won the Europa League in spite of once claiming he would never manage the club. Napoli saw a resurgence of sorts under him but when Real Madrid approached him, he moved on as he had managed the club’s youth team back in the day.
It was his biggest mistake as he looked out of depth and survived just half a season before he was sacked. At Newcastle United, he is now looking to revive his career and is halfway there having secured promotion to the Premier League.
