New financial filings have revealed that sacking Ruben Amorim could cost Manchester United nearly £16m, bringing the total bill for his brief, turbulent tenure to a staggering £37.3m.
The figures, released to the New York Stock Exchange, break down a costly 14-month experiment.
• £11m: Fee paid to Sporting Lisbon to hire Amorim in November 2024.
• £10.4m: Payout to his predecessor, Erik ten Hag.
• £15.9m: Provision for Amorim’s sacking and his coaching staff’s exit.
Amorim was dismissed on January 5 following a public fallout with club hierarchy.
His tenure was statistically the worst for any permanent United manager, yielding a 31.9% win rate and a 15th-place league finish, the club’s lowest since 1974.
Despite the coaching costs and a rising debt of £1.3bn, United reported a second-quarter profit of £32.6m.
On the pitch, the “post-Amorim” era has started strongly; under interim boss Michael Carrick, the team has won five of its last six games to climb into 4th place.
