Huge Leeds United bonus revealed as Sam Allardyce will earn seven-figure sum if Whites survive - YEP 2/5/23
Sam Allardyce is set to be named Leeds United manager for the remaining four games of the season
Ben McKenna
Sam Allardyce could earn £3m from his anticipated four-game
stint in charge of Leeds United - if the Whites retain their Premier League
status.
According to reports from the Daily Mail and The Times,
Allardyce will be paid £500,000 to manage the Elland Road club for the
remainder of the campaign.
Leeds are outside the bottom three on goal difference and
face Man City, Newcastle United, West Ham and Tottenham Hotspur in their final
four games of the season.
It is claimed if Allardyce guides the club to safety, he
will pocket an extra £2.5m bonus. The former Bolton boss is poised to replace
Javi Gracia.
The Spaniard was named as Whites boss on a flexible contract
in February following the dismissal of Jesse Marsch after a 1-0 loss to Nottingham
Forest.
He won three of his first six games in charge but a run of
one draw and four defeats is set to result in his departure, with Leeds
conceding 18 goals in that run which included big defeats to relegation rivals
Crystal Palace and Bournemouth.
Allardyce has been out of work since leaving West Brom at
the end of the 2020-21 campaign, as he spent just six months at the club before
stepping down after the Baggies were relegated.
That was the first time in his career he had been relegated
as a manager, having previously steered Everton, Sunderland and Crystal Palace
to safety.
In a week of big changes at Elland Road, Leeds announced the
departure of director of football Victor Orta by mutual consent on Tuesday.
A statement from Leeds United read: “Over the years Victor
and his team have been responsible for recruiting players and staff that have
gone on to become legends of the club.
Owner Andrea Radrizzani said: “I am deeply saddened by the
way that this chapter closes as Victor has been responsible for some of the
best moments of my time as owner of Leeds United and I thank him and his people
for all they have done in the past six years.
“However, it is clear that it is time to change direction
and therefore we have agreed that Victor will leave the club. I understand
supporters are hurt and upset, but now is a time for unity.
“We have four cup finals left to play this season and
working together, I believe we can survive.”