While Erik Ten Hag earns 7 million, what Zidane could earn if he joins Manchester United

The results are not accompanying Erik Ten Hag and little by little he is beginning to worry about what may happen at Manchester United, mainly if he does not qualify for the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League, in a certainly accessible group. The English team lost 4-3 against Copenhagen and is close to saying goodbye to the Champions League if it does not win its next two games.

The continuity of Ten Hag at the moment would not be in doubt, but everything will depend on classification to the round of 16 of the Champions League, and if the team manages to correct its course in the Premier League, where little by little they are obtaining victories. However, the club would already analyze options in case the eventual departure of the Dutch coach occurs and one option that is very popular is precisely that of Zinedine Zidane.

According to reports in the Daily Mail or The Times, one of the options that the Manchester United board likes most to replace Erik ten Hag is Zinedine Zidane. The French coach has not trained for more than two years, since he left Real Madrid in June 2021. The interest of a big club like Manchester United could seduce Zidane to abandon his retirement and return to the bench. The Frenchman, who won three Champions Leagues at the controls of Real Madrid.

How much could Zidane earn at Manchester United?

According to Transfermarkt, at Manchester United, Erik Ten Hag earns a salary close to 7 million euros per year. In that sense, a higher figure is expected to convince Zidane to come out of his “retirement” as a coach and decide to choose a new challenge in his career, now in the Premier League. The French coach is one of the most successful in the Champions League, and he could be the piece that Real Madrid has needed so much in recent years.