Roy Hodgson scooped £8.8m for six-month Liverpool tenure – report

John W Henry- Joe Januszewski -Thomas Werner of NESV – Roy Hodgson(Getty Images)

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Roy Hodgson earned a massive £46,000 a day during his six-month reign at Liverpool, amounting to £8.8 million in total for the 192 days he was in charge at Anfield – according to a report in The Daily Mail.

There may have been much debate over the effectiveness of Hodgson’s spell at the club, but it seems as though West Bromwich Albion’s new manager was handsomely compensated for his short time at the helm.

John Henry and his colleagues were reportedly looking for a new manager as soon as Fenway Sports Group bought Liverpool for £300 million back in October, and had to pay Hodgson a whopping £7.3m to terminate his contract early after deciding that progress under his management was inadequate.

Hodgson was subsequently appointed to manage the Baggies, who earned a deserved three points against his Liverpool successor Kenny Dalglish’s men yesterday.

The former Fulham manager’s compensation package confirms that it can pay, financially, to be considered a flop at a Premier League club.

The Daily Mail reveals that it cost Chelsea £12.6m to remove coach Luiz Felipe Scolari from Stamford Bridge back in 2008, and it is thought that Manchester City paid £3m to part company with manager Mark Hughes two years ago.

Meanwhile it has been reported that Sam Allarydce also received a hefty pay-off, thought to be in the region of £3m, after being sacked by Blackburn, and that Allardyce received a similar amount from Newcastle when they decided to relieve him of his duties back in 2008.