Report: Spanish federation to give coach De La Fuente new contract

The Spanish football federation RFEF plans to give coach Luis de La Fuente a new contract, the newspaper As reported on Friday.

According to the report, the plan is independent of the outcome of Sunday's Euro 2024 final against England in Berlin.

RFEF president Pedro Rocha plans to travel to Spain's Euro 2024 headquarters in Donaueschingen before the final to inform De La Fuente of the board's unanimous decision.

With the new contract, the coach is to receive significantly better financial conditions: €1.8 million ($1.96 million) plus bonuses per year, three times more than he current salary of €600,000.

An extension clause had been already activated in April, As said, but there was no salary increase back then.

Should De La Fuente accept the new deal, he would still be in charge of the team at the 2026 World Cup. The contract also includes an option to extend his term until Euro 2028.

The coach took over the Spanish team in 2021, but has been working with the national team's youth academy since 2013.