The Moroccan newspaper Al-Mukhtab has revealed the huge salary that Hussein Amouta will receive with Al-Jazira Club after signing a two-year coaching contract with the Emirati side — a deal that, according to the report, will make him the most expensive Arab coach in the history of football.
Background: Amouta’s path to Al-Jazira
The Moroccan coach had announced his departure from Jordan for personal reasons a month before signing with Al-Jazira, before confirming two days ago that he would take over as head coach of the Emirati club. The speed of the switch, and the destination, sparked a significant amount of anger among fans of the previous club, who had expected the personal reasons cited at his Jordan exit to translate into a longer break from management.
Key details of the deal
According to the report, Amouta will earn a salary that practically puts him in a category of his own among Arab coaches. The former Wydad coach will receive approximately $150,000 per month with Al-Jazira — more than double his salary with Jordan, which amounted to only $60,000 per month. The contract runs for two years, meaning Amouta’s total earnings over the life of the deal will reach $3.5 million.
In context, that figure positions Amouta above other high-profile Arab coaches working in the Gulf and North Africa, where national-team and top-flight club salaries have been rising steadily but rarely cross the six-figure-per-month threshold for domestic coaches.
What’s next
The contract’s financial profile will set the bar for Amouta’s performance at Al-Jazira. Two-year deals at UAE Pro League clubs typically include trophy-linked expectations, and the club’s recent investment in coaching staff will only sharpen the pressure. For Amouta, the immediate challenge is to convert the salary — one the Moroccan media have framed as unprecedented for an Arab coach — into silverware and a competitive finish in the UAE Pro League.
For the wider Arab coaching market, the signing is another data point in a year that has seen Gulf clubs and federations aggressively reset the salary ceiling for both players and managers. Whether Amouta’s contract remains an outlier or becomes the new benchmark will depend on what other Arab coaches command in the next transfer and hiring windows.
