Thomas Tuchel in line for eye-watering bonus if England win the World Cup

New manager will earn a £3million bonus if the Three Lions win the 2026 World Cup.

Tuchel has been after stood down following Euro 2024, with the former and manager signing an 18-month contract that runs until the end of the World Cup.

The 51-year-old will officially take charge of England in January and the are reporting that he will earn £5m-a-year, which is double the £2.5m salary that Southgate was paid. However, his £3m bonus is said to be £1m lower than the bonus Southgate would have earned for winning the 2022 World Cup or Euro 2024.

The outlet quoted a source as saying: "Tuchel could possibly have earned much more at a club and has gone on record to say how proud he is to lead the England team and the opportunity to work with this special group of players."

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Tuchel was officially unveiled on Wednesday and he spoke openly about his goal of trying to "put a second star on the shirt" by winning the World Cup. "It suited my passion to push this group of players and to be part of this federation which has such a strong record in recent tournaments and push it over the line and to try and put a second star on the shirt," he said.

"Now I have to live up to it, of course, and I know that there are some trophies missing in the Federation! And of course I want to help to make it happen. I think first of all, they are there. We are there.

"The group of players proved that they are there. The consistency of quarter-final, semi-final, finals is impressive. Lost each of them when it was very, very close. The genuine belief is that we are there, that we are ready."

When asked if only signing an 18-month deal was a gamble, Tuchel responded: "I know what you're saying, no, it's not a gamble, but we speak it out now very clearly why we are here and what we want to achieve.

"We are not shy of it. We are absolutely open about it. Let's judge it when we have done it. If we decide it was a failure, then we will not continue. If we decide it was not a failure, then we will continue. Let's see."

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