Chelsea are ready to hand new assistant coach Henk ten Cate a £2.1 million-a-year salary.

The Independent says the 52-year-old, who left Ajax on Monday, is due to be confirmed as Chelsea's new assistant first team coach later today. In a sign of the importance of his role at the club Ten Cate will be paid £2.1m a year - four times as much as his fellow assistant Steve Clarke, who has agreed to remain at Stamford Bridge.