▁in , ▁despite ▁Beck ham ' s ▁ple as ▁with ▁the ▁management ▁for ▁Mc Man aman ▁to ▁remain . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁at ▁Madrid ▁Having ▁won ▁eight ▁tro ph ies ▁and ▁having ▁played ▁in ▁ 1 1 ▁cup ▁final s ▁in ▁four ▁years ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁consist ently ▁making ▁the ▁semi - final s ▁of ▁the ▁Champions ▁League ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁his ▁four ▁years ▁at ▁the ▁club , ▁Mc Man aman ▁became ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁English ▁football ▁export ▁to ▁ever ▁play ▁over se as ▁( not ▁just ▁in ▁Spain ) ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁tro ph ies . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁hon ours , ▁according ▁to ▁For bes ▁magazine ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Mc Man aman ▁was ▁listed ▁as ▁sixth ▁on ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁highest - ear ning ▁football ers ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁and ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁pocket ed ▁anywhere ▁between ▁an ▁estimated ▁€ 1 5   mill ion ▁( just ▁under ▁£ 1 0 , 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 ) ▁to ▁£ 1 4   mill ion ▁in ▁his ▁four ▁years ▁with ▁Madrid . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁t ribute ▁to ▁Mc Man aman , ▁four ▁years ▁after ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁club , ▁ex - co ach ▁Vic ente ▁del ▁Bos que ▁told ▁Spanish ▁newspaper ▁AS ▁Mar ca , ▁that ▁Mc Man aman ▁and ▁Ger emi ▁were ▁the ▁two ▁most ▁important ▁players ▁in ▁his ▁squad , ▁because ▁" t ogether ▁they ▁kept ▁the ▁whole ▁team ▁un ited ". ▁Del ▁Bos que ▁added , ▁" I