Ange Postecoglou's lavish new life after sacking as former Tottenham boss spends $8m payout in style
Ange Postecoglou has turned lemons into lemonade following his brutal Tottenham sacking, living the high life in Europe, all funded by his $8m payout.
The 59-year-old was unceremoniously dumped in June despite delivering Tottenham its first trophy in 17 years last month with a 1-0 win over Manchester United in the Europa League final in Bilbao.
But with two years still left on his Spurs contract, the Premier League giant was forced to fork out $8 million to the Aussie as part of a severance package.
And with that money, the Aussie is living lavishly while he waits for another club to inevitably come calling.
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Postecoglou – who also received a $4.2million bonus for winning the Europa League – has been strongly linked to a move to the MLS to manage Los Angeles FC and is also rumoured to be of interest to Al-Ahli, who won the AFC Champions League in May and play in the Saudi Pro League.
However, as of now, he is out of work and safe to say he is making the most of it.
A recent video emerged of Postecoglou showing the Aussie relaxing and being hand-fed steak by celebrity chef Stefanos Saratsis, better known as Salt Bae, at the exclusive eatery Sta Kala Kathoumena on the Greek isle of Paros.
You can watch the video in the player above
In the video, uploaded to TikTok by the celebrity chef, the football manager can be seen with a huge steak laid on the table before him.
Saratsis dramatically slices the steak into ribbons before spearing a chunk onto his knife, seasoning it, and feeding it to the manager with the knife's tip.
The Aussie is clearly not only enjoying himself in the clip but in the two months following his Tottenham exit.
But Socceroos legend Robbie Slater believes he won't be living the lavish lifestyle for too much longer, tipping him to be sucked back into the managerial grind very soon.
'He put himself in that top echelon by being at a big club and winning a big trophy,' Slater told Code Sports.
'(But) the way he plays football, I don't think a lower club in the Premier League will look at him and go 'we can take that risk.'
'He might get that opportunity in Europe, maybe Spain or France. He's gonna get a job; he will be in demand.
'He won't have a job to start next season, but as we know in football, it won't take long.'
But until then, the Aussie appears to be happy with his change of pace, enjoying his money and time before the inevitable next challenge presents itself.
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