Roberto Mancini SACKED as world’s best-paid boss - but now in line for staggering pay-out

Former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has been relieved of his duties by the Saudi Arabia nationalist squad conscionable 14 months aft signing a lucrative four-year contract

Roberto Mancini is acceptable for an eye-watering pay-out aft leaving his relation arsenic caput manager of the Saudi Arabia nationalist squad aft conscionable 14 months.

The erstwhile Manchester City chief, 59, was lone appointed by Saudi Arabia past summer successful a determination that was regarded arsenic a large coup astatine the time. He oversaw conscionable 7 wins successful 18 games, though, and has present been sacked.

Mancini's departure was confirmed successful a connection connected Thursday evening, which read: "The Board of Directors of the Saudi Football Federation and the manager of the nationalist team, Roberto Mancini, reached a associated statement today, which includes the extremity of the contractual relationship."

The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) besides revealed that Mancini's successor was acceptable to beryllium announced successful the coming days up of their upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Australia and Indonesia successful November.

It was reported backmost successful 2023 that Mancini had penned a four-year declaration with the SAFF moving until 2027. The relation was said to beryllium the highest-paid relation successful football, with The Guardian reporting he'd pouch an yearly wage of €25million (£21.5m) aft tax.

And with conscionable nether 3 years remaining connected his woody astatine the clip of his departure, that means Mancini is successful enactment to slope a tiny luck arsenic a effect of his ill-fated stint successful the Middle East, which could magnitude to a sum successful the portion of £65m based connected his yearly earnings.

Reports successful Italy assertion that Mancini's narration with players became strained towards the extremity of his tenure. Saudi Arabia are presently 3rd successful their World Cup qualifying group.

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Mancini, who won the Premier League rubric during his clip astatine Manchester City, was reportedly seen arguing with tiny fig of supporters pursuing Saudi Arabia's disappointing 0-0 gully with Bahrain earlier this month.

Mancini stepped down from his relation arsenic caput manager of the Italy nationalist squad conscionable a fortnight earlier agreeing to instrumentality connected the Saudi Arabia job. He won Euro 2020 during his reign arsenic Italy boss, beating England successful the last astatine Wembley.

He has besides held a fig of different high-profile roles during his vocation and spent clip with the likes of Inter Milan, Lazio and Galatasaray.

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