Cristiano Giuntoli has been a lifelong supporter of Juventus (“My father instilled in me the love for Juventus from a very young age”, he said when he arrived in Turin in July last year) . However, it was not only his sporting passion that pushed him to leave Naples, newly crowned Italian champion, to join Turin. At 52, the Tuscan has in fact received a very important financial offer, making him the highest paid manager in Italian football, with an annual net salary of 2.9 million euros as general director of football of the Old Lady.
These figures – reported by Calcio e Finanza and relating to last season – come from the financial statements of Serie A teams for the 2023/24 season. These are therefore official amounts. Giuntoli receives almost 3 million euros, including a fixed portion and variable bonuses. Juventus also has in its ranks the second highest paid manager in Italy, CEO Maurizio Scanavino, who receives 1.22 million euros.
Third in this salary ranking is Claudio Lotito, president of Lazio, who earned 1.1 million euros last season. In fourth place is someone who no longer works in Serie A: former Roma CEO Lina Souloukou. She was paid €850,000 for the 2023/24 financial year and is likely to have seen her income increase by joining Nottingham Forest. The English club announced her in a similar role after she left Roma last September amid turmoil over De Rossi’s dismissal.
Marotta out of ranking
Next come Paolo Scaroni, president of AC Milan (600,000 euros), Maurizio Setti, president of Hellas Verona (550,000 euros), and Gianluca Ferrero, president of Juventus (405,000 euros).
Beppe Marotta, at Inter, certainly earns more than the latter – and more than all the others mentioned, with the exception of Giuntoli. Marotta has a dual role at Inter as managing director and, since Oaktree’s arrival, also president. Although the figures are not official, his salary, before the renewal signed in November 2023, was estimated at around 1.5 million euros. It is unlikely that it has decreased, quite the contrary.
Regarding the overall remuneration of members of the boards of directors (CDA) of the clubs, it is Milan which has been the most generous during the 2023/24 season, with 4.3 million euros allocated to its administrators, followed by Atalanta (3.8 million), Napoli (2.7 million), Inter (2.3 million), Juventus (1.9 million), Lazio (1.2 million) and Roma (991,000 euros).
