'I know you can't plan anything in football, but you have to make an exceptional and extraordinary offer if I want to change my plans.'
Those were the words of Ajax boss Erik ten Hag earlier this month after being linked with some of the best clubs Europe has to offer over the course of 2021.
But an offer of £6million a year after tax — a gross wage of just over £11m, could feasibly fit into that 'extraordinary' category.
Sportsmail revealed earlier this week Newcastle are willing to offer ten Hag a package that would put him behind only Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp as the highest-paid manager in the Premier League.