MARCELO BIELSA is set to be handed a new £8million-a-year contract – which will make him better paid than Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
The Leeds boss, 64, is set to be handed a bumper new contract after ending 16 years of hurt by guiding the Elland Road side back to the Premier League.
Bielsa is set to become the PL’s sixth-best-paid manager
Leeds gained promotion after West Brom lost to Huddersfield on Friday night.
And Brentford slipping up against lowly Stoke a day later gifted the Yorkshire giants the Championship title.
Now, Bielsa is set to be rewarded for his incredible efforts.
And his new £8m-a-year pay-cheque – up from £6m per annum – will see him overtake a host of top bosses, including Manchester United boss Solskjaer.
In fact, Bielsa – should he agree to the new deal – will become the SIXTH highest-paid boss in the Premier League.
His £8m would be just above Solskjaer’s £7.5m at mega-rich United.
However, the Leeds manager still trails the big-boys by some distance.
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Manchester City chief Pep Guardiola leads the way on £20m per year.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp signed a new contract in December worth £15m per yer, drawing the German level with Tottenham head coach Jose Mourinho.
Everton’s Carlo Ancelotti (£11.5m) and Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers (£10m) are the only other bosses earning more than Bielsa’s proposed £8m.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
