Newcastle bid to lure Ajax boss Erik ten Hag to St James’ Park, with an offer to make him the Premier League’s THIRD-HIGHEST paid manager on £11m per year, behind only Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp – but he’s reluctant to go
- Newcastle’s new owners have explored prospect of luring Erik ten Hag to club
- The Magpies would be willing to pay him a gross wage of just over £11million
- Eye-watering package would put him behind Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp
- Ajax boss is reluctant to leave because he has reservations about proposed role
Newcastle are willing to make Erik ten Hag one of the highest-paid managers in the Premier League – but the Dutchman is reluctant to leave Ajax.
As the Magpies’ search for Steve Bruce’s successor enters a second week, it is understood the club’s new owners have explored the prospect of luring Ten Hag to St James’ Park.
Sportsmail has learned that Newcastle would be willing to pay the highly-rated boss a salary of £6million after tax – totalling a gross wage of just over £11m.
Newcastle are willing to make Erik ten Hag one of the highest-paid bosses in Premier League
The club’s new owners – Newcastle directors Amanda Staveley and Mehrdad Ghodoussi pictured at Crystal Palace – have explored the prospect of luring Ten Hag to St James’ Park
The eye-watering package would put Ten Hag behind Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp, who earn £20million and £15m a year respectively, in the order of English football’s best paid bosses.
However, Ten Hag is said to have reservations over leaving Ajax for the new project at Newcastle. The 51-year-old has established a reputation as one of Europe’s best emerging coaches and turned down the opportunity of…
Source : dailymail
