Mancini becomes highest-paid manager

MANCHESTER — Roberto Mancini has signed a new £37,5 million deal with Manchester City — making him the Premier League’s highest-paid boss.

Mancini will earn £7,5m-a-year under the terms of the new five-year deal, overtaking rivals Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger in the pay stakes.
The City boss, who guided the club to the Premier League title last season — their first for 44 years — has seen his heroics rewarded with the lucrative deal.

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