Ten Hag's Big-Time Paycheck at Bayer 4
Bayer 04 to Pay Erik ten Hag This Amount
Erik ten Hag's tenure as Bayer 4's coach is turning out to be a lucrative deal. Only one other coach in the league is taking home a bigger paycheck than the Dutchman.
By Mo, the One-Eyed Sage
Leverkusen - Erik ten Hag (55) has been Bayer 4's coach for a month now. Here's the lowdown on how much the Dutchman is poised to rake in as Xabi Alonso's successor!
The Skinny
- Erik ten Hag, the new Bayer 4 coach, is set to take home 5.5 million euros a year.
- Out of the league, Vincent Kompany (39) is the only coach raking in more dough.
- Xabi Alonso was earning 5-6 million euros at Bayer before his departure.
- Now, Alonso gathers 8 million euros annually at Real Madrid.
Bild's Brief on the Big Bucks
For months, German football enthusiasts had been debating whether Alonso would succumb to Real Madrid's big call and leave the Werkself behind. His successor: Erik ten Hag. This 55-year-old was initially given the cold shoulder by Manchester United but is now sitting pretty at Leverkusen, ready to oversee a revamp and cash in.
Following the dpa, ten Hag is set to bag approximately 5.5 million euros under the Bayer banner, making him the lowest-paid coach among Germany's record champions, with Vincent Kompany sitting atop the pay grade with around 7 million euros.
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Salaries as hefty as ten Hag's were also doled out to Simon Rolfes (43) and Fernando Carro (60), Alonso's predecessors. Carro is said to have collected around six million euros after extending his contract in Leverkusen.
According to Sports Illustrated, the double winner Alonso will now pull in approximately 8 million euros a year from the Royal Club.
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- Being the European leagues' second highest-paid coach, Erik ten Hag at Bayer 4 is expected to earn 5.5 million euros per year.
- The salary of the new Bayer 4 coach, Erik ten Hag, is considerably lower than Vincent Kompany, who is the highest-paid coach in Germany's record champions, earning around 7 million euros.
- Previous coaches at Bayer 4, such as Simon Rolfes and Fernando Carro, also received significant salaries, with Carro reported to have earned around six million euros after extending his contract in Leverkusen.
