We take a look at where every Premier League manager stands with their deal, with Pep Guardiola now leaving the Sean Dyche Club.
Arsenal: Mikel Arteta – 2027
“I feel extremely proud, very excited and am looking forward to what is coming next,” said Mikel Arteta in September 2024 as he signed a new three-year contract with the club. Will he see it out? Could they possibly sack him?
Aston Villa: Unai Emery – 2029
“We are really excited to continue this journey with no limits to our dreams,” said Unai Emery as he signed a new five-year deal. “I am very happy to take this step and the responsibility of leading this club.”
Bournemouth: Andoni Iraola – 2026
Gary O’Neil was axed and Iraola brought in with a more progressive style of football after his contract with Rayo Vallecano expired. He was handed a two-year contract, which seems sensible. Then he signed a contract extension at the end of his first season, which also seems sensible.
Brentford: Thomas Frank – 2027
After a fine start to life in the Premier League, in January 2022, the Bees gave Frank and assistant Brian Riemer contract extensions until 2025. Then before 2022 was done, they gifted the Dane a two-year extension and improved terms.
Brighton: Fabian Hürzeler – 2027
The youngest-ever permanent manager of a Premier League club has been given a three-year contract by the Seagulls.
Chelsea: Enzo Maresca – 2029
The average term of a permanent Chelsea manager since Claudio Ranieri became the first victim of the Roman Abramovich era is just 455 days. And now Chelsea have given Enzo Maresca five years.
Crystal Palace: Oliver Glasner – 2026
This felt like something of a coup for Palace, who appointed Glasner to replace Roy Hodgson. But his first full season as a Premier League manager is not going to plan.
Everton: Sean Dyche – 2025
Dyche signed for two-and-a-half years when he put pen to paper back in January 2023 on a contract that reportedly contained a clause that stipulated he wouldn’t be sacked if Everton go down, or the Toffees will have to pay up the two years in his deal. They didn’t go down and plans to renew and lengthen his contract were shelved after the points deductions.
In October 2024 he said: “My contract situation is running down all the time, that’s the way it goes. It’s in good faith and I’ll see it through in good faith no matter what will come. I just think that’s the right way of working.”
Fulham: Marco Silva – 2026
A new deal was signed last October after a summer of Silva being courted by Saudi Arabian clubs. This is now his longest spell at any club.
Ipswich Town: Kieran McKenna – 2028
His agent played a blinder as reported interest from Brighton, Chelsea and Manchester United saw him offered a four-year contract that made him one of the best-paid coaches in the Premier League.
Leicester City: Steve Cooper – 2027
The former Nottingham Forest boss has signed a pretty standard three-year contract with the Foxes.
Liverpool: Arne Slot – 2027
The Dutchman took over at Liverpool as ‘head coach’ on a three-year contract.
Manchester City: Pep Guardiola – 2026
The Premier League’s longest-serving manager after Klopp’s departure this summer, Guardiola has reportedly agreed a one-year extension to kick the ‘who could replace Pep?’ can down the road.
Manchester United: Ruben Amorim – 2027
A sensible two-and-a-half year contract from a belatedly sensible club after they took rather too long to sack Erik ten Hag.
Newcastle: Eddie Howe – long-term beyond 2024
Wor Eddie was given a two-and-a-half-year contract until 2024 when he was appointed in November 2021. Those terms were renegotiated in 2022 but neither the club nor Howe have been willing to elaborate on the length. “It’s a ‘long-term’ deal – that was the wording, I think,” said Howe when asked directly.
Nottingham Forest: Nuno Espirito Santo – 2026
A day after sacking Steve Cooper, Santo was given a two-and-a-half-year contract. That takes him 2026, a year after Cooper’s own contract was due to expire.
Southampton: Russell Martin – 2026
Swansea are actually suing Martin for breach of contract after he left two years into a three-year contract to sign a deal to take over the Saints in 2023.
Tottenham: Ange Postecoglou – 2027
The Australian signed a four-year contract in the summer of 2023 which is reportedly heavily incentivised.
West Ham: Julen Lopetegui – 2026
The Hammers have replaced David Moyes with the Spaniard, giving him a two-year deal with the option of another year. We do not expect them to trigger that option.
Wolves: Gary O’Neil – 2026
After being sacked by Bournemouth six months into an 18-month deal, O’Neil must have feared the worst. But he walked straight into a longer-team deal at Wolves.
