Sam Allardyce to be paid £500,000 for his four-game spell in charge of Leeds as they desperately try to beat the drop... while he could rake in a staggering further £2.5MILLION should he keep them in the Premier League

Sam Allardyce will be named Leeds United manager on Wednesday on a £3million mission to beat the drop.

The 68-year-old former Bolton, West Ham and England manager will be paid £500,000 to take charge of Leeds for the final four matches of the season as they fight for their Premier League lives.

If Allardyce succeeds, he will net a bonus of more than £2.5million.

Sam Allardyce has agreed a shock return to football after he was appointed as the new Leeds United manager

Leeds are yet to announce the departure of manager Javi Gracia, who has been in charge for only two and a half months.