NEW Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has become the fourth highest paid manager in the Premier League.

The Red Devils confirmed today that the 39-year-old will take over from Erik ten Hag from November 11.

Man Utd have triggered the £8.3million release clause in his Sporting Lisbon contract and paid an extra £900,000 to stop a 30-day period where he would have to be unemployed.

Amorim has penned a deal at Old Trafford that runs until 2027 and contains an option for a further year.

The boss is reportedly set to pocket £6.5m per season at Man Utd.

That is slightly less than Ten Hag, who was earning £6.75m-a-year.

The Dutchman was on £9m when he first joined, but Man Utd failed to qualify for the Champions League last season and it supposedly triggered a pay cut.

Manchester City's Pep Guardiola tops the of highest paid Prem boss charts, with the six-time title winner on £20m each year.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta takes home £10m and Aston Villa gaffer Unai Emery is third on £8m.

Amorim's £6.5m contract sees him go narrowly above Liverpool's Arne Slot on the richlist.

Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola is the lowest paid in the Prem, getting £1m in his pocket every season.

The salaries of Brighton's Fabian Hurzeler, Leicester's Steve Cooper and Southampton's Russell Martin are currently unknown.