 |  I can't wait until July to look for a job, that's obvious |
England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has warned the Football Association that it will have to pay his successor a similar salary to his own �4.5m a year. He said: "I never understood in this country that I'm accused of earning too much money. I could find at least 10 others who earn more than I do.
"You have to pay that money for someone like Fabio Capello, Carlo Ancelotti, Alex Ferguson or Arsene Wenger."
Eriksson also claimed the FA will not have to pay for his early departure.
The Swede will leave his job after this summer's World Cup - two years before his contract ends.
Should Eriksson not get another job paying the same salary straight away then the FA would have to pay compensation to match his England earnings.
But Eriksson said: "Hopefully it will not cost the FA one penny. You can't be sure of absolutely everything in life but I am quite confident it will not cost the FA."
Eriksson revealed he would be open to offers immediately.
But he insisted he would not allow negotiations on a new job to interfere with World Cup preparations.
He added: "If I want to stay in football I cannot wait until 9 July to look for a new job, that's obvious.
"But I will not be sitting talking to people when I am supposed to be watching football in England. It will not interfere with my preparations."
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