Marcelo Bielsa was one of the names that sounded the most in recent hours to replace Ricardo Gareca in the technical direction of the peruvian national team. However, there is a major drawback that would complicate his arrival: the stratospheric salary that he received during his last experience as coach at Leeds United in England.
One of the reasons that would have led to the non-renewal of the ‘Tigre’ was his lofty $3,700,000 annual contract, which the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) could no longer assume, because it was in a bad economic situation as a result of the mismanagement of its resources and the recession due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, ‘Loco”s salary far exceeded what ‘Flaco’ received while he was in charge of ‘Bicolor’.
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How much did Marcelo Bielsa earn at Leeds United?
According to the newspaper The Sun in England, after achieving promotion to the Premier League, the Leeds leadership renewed the contract of Bielsa, who went on to earn 8 million pounds per season, a sum that converted to dollars is close to 10 million. That is, more than double what she perceived Gareca during his last four years as coach of the national team.
Let’s remember that the ‘Loco’ became the seventh highest paid coach in English football, only surpassed by Pep Guardiola, José Mourinho, Jurguen Klopp, Brendan Rodgers, José Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti. Beating Tomas Tuchel, Champions League champion with Chelsea, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer of Manchester United. For his part, Gareca was the second with the best salary of the Conmebol clubs, only surpassed by Tité from Brazil.
Ricardo Gareca says goodbye to Peru
At a press conference, Ricardo Gareca said goodbye to the Peruvian team and Peru, after being their coach. “There is a detail that I discussed with my family, there was an interest from the FPF to continue and also from us. I needed to go on vacation with the family, within this I told them to come live with me in Peru to feel more accompanied (…) Then there was a fundamental turnaround, ”he commented.
How much was Ricardo Gareca’s salary?
The coach’s salary was around more than 700,000 dollars per year, according to a report by the international portal Goal. In addition, he benefited from the team’s participation in the 2018 World Cup.