At the head of the Blues since the start of 2020, Fabien Galthié enjoys, according to the English press, a salary which makes him the highest paid player in French rugby.
Assistant to Jaques Brunel at the 2019 World Cup, marked by elimination in the quarter-finals, Fabien Galthié took over with a single objective: to lead the Blues to victory in 2023. And if the beginnings were sometimes frustrating, The XV of France has regained all its luster and can still dream of a coronation at home. This recovery obviously owes a lot to the French coach, helped by an exceptional generation.
His appointment as head of the Blues had not suffered any dispute and the former scrum-half had been able to negotiate a very comfortable salary. According to a survey by the specialized site SportTotal on the occasion of the 2022 VI Nations Tournament, Fabien Galthié receives no less than 770,000 euros annually for his work as coach. Among the major nations of the northern hemisphere, only one coach does better: Eddie Jones, who earns some 850,000 euros at the head of England.
Between 350 and 600,000 euros for a Top 14 coach
Such emoluments are surprising. They are in fact higher than the salary of the highest paid French player, Antoine Dupont. The Toulouse scrum half, under contract with the Rouge et Noir until 2026, earns around 700,000 euros at the Stade, making him the sixth highest paid player in the world. In this area, the prize goes to Handre Pollard, who reached a million euros salary at Leicester.
For comparison, a Top 14 coach would receive between 350 and 600,000 euros annually according to an agent interviewed by Midi-Olympique last spring.
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