The national coach Luis de la Fuente did not bite his tongue in his interview on “El Larguero” on the SER network. The coach did not hesitate to vindicate his position at the head of La Roja and remember that he continues with the same contract that he had in the U21. A contract that is far from the one his predecessor had.
“It is not normal for a European champion to be without a contract. I don’t know if the same thing would have happened with Luis Enrique… it is not normal for a European champion to be without a contract. I have had offers as normal. What is not normal is that the current European champion, I don’t know if it has ever happened in history, is without a contract. “I have the same conditions as when I was promoted from the U-21… It would have been fair if I had signed the contract now,” he stated.
“Until after the World Cup I have my contract as my staff. My staff has improved their conditions, but I have the same conditions as when they promoted me from the under-21 team. I have a contract as a senior executive and not as a top-level coach, that is. It would be fair if it had already been fulfilled, but there has been pressure from all sides on the people who have to make these types of decisions. There are many who have not wanted to go too far for fear of possible disqualification. I am very calm and I want a decision to be made safely. “I’m happy, but I want to continue being that way,” he concluded.
His words have not gone down well with the RFEF since they assure that the coach is aware that in the current situation it is impossible to sign his new contract. “It’s fair and he deserves it,” sources from the federation told Cadena SER. Likewise, they have no desire to harm a man of the house who has led the National Team to the greatest continental success for the fourth time in its history. In the RFEF, according to the aforementioned media, are sad and hurt because they consider that these words from the coach are out of place.
But how much does Luis de la Fuente earn and what was his predecessor’s salary?
From the Source He has a current salary of 600,000 euros per year while his collaborators earn between 120,000 and 150,000 per year.. If he extends his contract beyond 2026, His salary would be multiplied by three, reaching 1.8 million a year.
A figure that draws attention if we compare it with what Luis Enrique earned, whose salary was six times higher than that of the current coach. The PSG coach earned a salary close to 3.5 million euros per year during his period in the Spanish team. Likewise, and although in this case the figure is half, the Riojan’s salary is still far from that of Julen Lopetegui, who earned 1.2 million a year.
Of course, after winning the Euro Cup, the coach pocketed the same bonus as his players, around 400,000 euros, while his coaching staff took 50% (200,000 euros).