Erik ten Hag: How much will Man Utd boss earn compared to other Premier League managers?

Erik ten Hag must be excited to get started as Manchester United manager.

While there is still work to do to ensure that Ajax win yet another Eredivisie title this season, Ten Hag must at least have one eye on the monumental task that awaits him at Old Trafford.

Thursday’s announcement that the Dutchman would be commanding the Red Devils once Ralf Rangnick moves upstairs was a fascinating and exciting statement of intent from the club.

There’s good reason to believe that Ten Hag is singing from the same hymn sheet as the ‘United Way’ with a real impetus on attacking football and an investment in the future.

While other touted contenders like Mauricio Pochettino and Luis Enrique most certainly aren’t short of quality, one can’t help feeling that Ten Hag makes for the closest fit for the Red Devils.

We’ll just have to wait and see whether Ten Hag will be able to make the step up to arguably the biggest club in the world having previously only managed Go Ahead Eagles, Utrecht and Ajax.

But even if things start to come apart at the seams, Ten Hag can at least rest assured that he’s being paid a pretty penny to grit his teeth and bite down on his gum shield to bring the glory days back to United.

In fact, according to The Sun, the new Red Devils boss will be pocking £9 million each year, which will make him the fifth-highest-paid manager in England’s top-flight as things stand.

With Pep Guardiola earning more than double and Brendan Rodgers pocketing more at Leicester City, there are plenty of interesting patterns and details to be drawn from Ten Hag’s pay packet.

As such, The Sun decided to place Ten Hag within the current wage rankings of Premier League managers with only Burnley absent given Sean Dyche’s sacking, so check