Manchester United have disclosed they have set aside a maximum of $21.5 million (\u00a315.9 million) in potential compensation related to Ruben Amorim after sacking the manager at the start of the year. The club said factors such as Amorim not finding another job within a specified period will be taken into account, according to a Guardian report.<\/p>\n
The figure means the cost of bringing Amorim to Old Trafford is likely to exceed the initial outlay. United paid \u00a311 million to buy Amorim out of his contract with Sporting CP, but terminating his deal so soon after the departure of Erik ten Hag has pushed the total to a far higher level.<\/p>\n
Ten Hag\u2019s own exit proved costly. The club had ended a review of his position with a new two-year contract in July 2024, only to sack him a few months later at a cost of \u00a310.4 million. Taken together, the potential \u00a326.9 million linked to Amorim and the \u00a310.4 million for Ten Hag mean INEOS are now up to \u00a337.3 million solely on hiring and firing managers.<\/p>\n
That sum does not include wages or day-to-day expenses. While it may not compare with the largest transfer fees, it is a significant financial burden for a club that made many staff members redundant as part of controversial cost-cutting measures.<\/p>\n
There is also a structural problem. Unlike players, managers at the elite level are rarely tradable. Big-name bosses do not commonly move between clubs for a transfer fee; they leave when they are sacked or when they choose to walk away. Clubs can recoup value on a struggling striker, but there is no buyers market for an underachieving manager.<\/p>\n
The potential \u00a326.9 million spent on Amorim is money that cannot be recovered through a transfer and can only be recouped by other means. Finding the funds to cover another significant compensation fee will not be easy for United, who may prefer to pursue an out-of-work manager in the summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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