Northern Ireland boss Michael O’Neill has agreed terms for a lucrative new four-year contract after his side reached the Euro 2016 finals.
The Irish FA deal is said to be worth £500,000 a year, the Belfast Telegraphnewspaper reported on Tuesday.
That would make 46-year-old O’Neill the highest-paid manager in Northern Ireland’s history.
In June, Northern Ireland will play in the final stages of a major tournament for the first time since 1986.
Last October, O’Neill told BBC Sport his preference was for a four-year deal, rather than the IFA’s usual two-year policy.
A well-placed source told BBC Sport Northern Ireland that O’Neill’s contract extension is “now effectively a done deal”.
The contract extension, which will begin after Euro 2016, will include a release clause which would allow see the IFA being entitled to compensation if O’Neill was to be lured into club management.
source: www.bbc.co.uk