Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink takes on Burton Albion job – for the love of the game
JIMMY FLOYD HASSELBAINK accepted the manager’s job at Burton Albion yesterday on just £40,000-a-year – for the love of football.
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Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is the new manager at Burton Albion
The former Chelsea striker, 42, was on more than that per week when he starred in the Premier League a decade ago.
But after leaving his job at Belgian club Royal Antwerp in the summer, Hasselbaink, was keen to get on the managerial ladder in England.
“I can’t live without football,” he said. “ Money was not the motivation. The motivation was the club, set-up, beliefs, players and atmosphere.”
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