Arteta becomes Premier League's highest-paid boss on £20m a year

📰 Mikel Arteta's new Arsenal deal reportedly makes him the Premier League's highest-paid manager on £20m a year. 📌 Key points 💷 The Daily Mail reports Arteta's new deal is worth about £20m a year. 🥇 That would be the most of any Premier League manager. 📋 The Express lists Alonso and Glasner next on £11.5m each. 🔵 Maresca is reported on £10m and Carrick on £5m. 🔒 Arsenal have not disclosed the figures. 📝 What happened ✍️ Arteta signed a new contract on 7 October that runs until 2030, after leading Arsenal to their first league title in 22 years last season. 💷 The Daily Mail reported that the deal makes him the Premier League's highest-paid manager on £20m a year, a story picked up in Sky Sports' newspaper round-up. 📋 In a list of reported manager wages compiled by the Express, Chelsea's Xabi Alonso and Nottingham Forest's Oliver Glasner are next on £11.5m each. Manchester City's Enzo Maresca follows on £10m, with Liverpool's Andoni Iraola, Aston Villa's Unai Emery and Tottenham's Roberto De Zerbi on £8m each. 🔒 All of these are media figures rather than amounts confirmed by the clubs. 📊 By the numbers • Arteta's reported salary: about £20m a year • Alonso and Glasner: £11.5m each • Maresca: £10m • Contract: until 2030 🔭 Why it matters Paying their title-winning manager more than anyone else in the league shows Arsenal's ambition to build a dynasty. With the bigger pay packet comes bigger pressure, and Arteta's side return to action at home to Leeds on 10 October.