Manchester United paid £70 million for coaching dismissals since Ferguson.

Financial consequences of Ferguson's resignation

According to The Sun: Sir Alex Ferguson's resignation from Manchester United in 2013 cost the club over £2 million, although he retired.

The legendary Scot ended his 26-year career at Old Trafford after 13 Premier League titles.

Ferguson chose David Moyes as his successor, but the club had to pay £2.4 million in compensation for staff that the new coach did not include in his team.

Moyes failed to show success and left the club after ten months, despite a six-year contract.

The club also spent £5.2 million on his dismissal, and in the following years, the cost of dismissing coaches reached a staggering £70 million.

• Dismissal of Louis van Gaal in 2016 cost £8.4 million.
• Jose Mourinho received £19.6 million in 2018 after his dismissal.
• Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was compensated £9.1 million after his dismissal in 2021.
• The dismissal of Erik ten Hag last year cost £10.4 million.

In total, the costs of dismissing coaches since 2013 amounted to a staggering £69.8 million.

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If current coach Ruben Amorim is dismissed before his first anniversary in November, that figure will rise by another £12 million.

The Portuguese coach is under pressure: his team has only won twice in six matches.

After a 3-1 defeat to Brentford and an unexpected loss to 'Grimsby', Amorim's dreams of improvement after a disappointing 2024-25 season, when United finished 15th, remain unfulfilled.

Prospects and future of the club

SunSport reports that the club is currently backing Amorim but is considering potential candidates for his replacement due to unsatisfactory results.

Among potential candidates from the Premier League are Oliver Glasner, Fabian Hurzeler, and Andoni Iraola.

United legend Michael Carrick could also step in as interim manager for a short period.

Amorim signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with a salary of around £6.5 million per season last year, but failed to prevent the team's continued decline since Ten Hag's departure.

The next match for United against league newcomer Sunderland will be crucial as the team seeks to rehabilitate after a string of failures.

The financial costs of dismissing coaches put Manchester United in a difficult situation. Unnecessary expenses raise serious questions about the club's management and its strategy, especially in light of the team's unsatisfactory results. Amorim's resignation, should it occur, could become yet another chapter in the long history of instability at the club's managerial position.