Thomas Tuchel ‘set for BIG bonus if England win World Cup’… but Gareth Southgate ‘could have earned even more had he ended trophy drought’
- Thomas Tuchel was appointed the new England manager earlier this month
- The 51-year-old German signed a contract until after the 2026 World Cup
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Thomas Tuchel will reportedly receive a significant bonus if he leads England to victory at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America.
The 51-year-old German has won trophies with Borussia Dortmund, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Bayern Munich during his career in club management.
He was announced earlier this month as the man chosen by the Football Association to take over from Gareth Southgate, who resigned as England manager following his side’s defeat to Spain in the Euro 2024 final.
Tuchel has signed an 18-month contract with the FA and will earn at least £7.5 million over that period. The sun.
Furthermore, it is claimed that Tuchel will receive an additional £3 million bonus if the England men end their trophy drought by winning the World Cup for the first time since 1966.
Thomas Tuchel, 51, was recently appointed manager of the new England men’s national team
Tuchel will reportedly earn a £3million bonus payment if he wins the FIFA World Cup
Tuchel’s reported salary of £5 million per year is said to be twice that of Southgate.
However, Southgate could apparently earn a bigger bonus, worth £4 million, had he been the man to score a World Cup victory.
Southgate took England to two World Cups. In 2018, he led the Three Lions to fourth place in Russia, where they were defeated by Croatia in the semi-finals.
England then bowed out at the quarter-finals in Qatar in 2022, losing to France.
Southgate also took England to successive Euro finals. His side were beaten on penalties by Italy in the Euro 2020 final before losing 2-1 to Spain in the final match at Euro 2024.
Gareth Southgate led England to two European Championship finals, but his side tasted defeat in both finals
England’s men have not won a trophy at senior international level since the 1966 World Cup
Tuchel’s first game as England manager is expected to take place in March 2025.
Lee Carsley, who has been in charge on an interim basis since Southgate’s departure in the summer, will lead the team against Greece and Ireland in November.