Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool deal can make him third best-paid Premier League boss on £7m a year
Jurgen Klopp will earn £7million a year at Liverpool — if he delivers on his promise to take them back to the top.
The German coach has signed a three-year contract to manage the Reds, which, with bonuses, would put him just behind Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger in the list of the highest-paid managers in British football.
He has told his new American employers that he believes he can deliver on the target of a top four finish this season. And if he returns the club to the summit of the game, then his bonus-based salary would reflect that.
Former Borussia Dortmund boss Klopp, who has two Bundesliga titles and a Champions’ League final on his CV, touched down at Liverpool John Lennon airport just after 5pm on Thursday aboard a private plane that stopped on the apron of the runway well away from the assembled media's camera lenses.
He was then driven to a city-centre hotel, where he was met by Reds officials including chairman Tom Werner - who flew in from the States this week to greet him - and chief executive Ian Ayre.
Klopp then put pen to paper on a contract agreed earlier in the week that will keep him at Anfield for the next three years, with an option for a further 12 months.
The appointment was confirmed at 9pm on Thursday in a simple two-line statement on the Reds' official website:
"Liverpool Football Club are delighted to announce Jurgen Klopp has been appointed as the club's new manager.
"The German coach has signed a deal to take the helm at the Reds and will be presented at a press conference at Anfield on Friday morning."
Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool deal can make him third best-paid Premier League boss on £7m a year
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