Finance expert reveals how much Ruben Amorim sacking will cost Man United
Man United are facing the prospect of giving Ruben Amorim a sizeable exit package having spent a significant sum to bring him to Old Trafford last season.
That is according to football finance expert Dan Plumley, who told Football Insider exclusively that the hiring and firing of managers for the Red Devils is proving to be an “expensive business”.
In October 2024, Man United sacked Erik ten Hag with the club sitting 14th in the Premier League, having picked up three league wins in their opening nine games.
Following Amorim‘s appointment, finance expert Stefan Borson told Football Insider that Man United had spent £70million on new managers since Alex Ferguson left his post in 2013.
And that number could be set to climb further soon. The Red Devils have made their worst start to a Premier League season in 33 years and Man United were handily beaten by Man City 3-0 on Sunday, 14 September.
Amorim has made clear that he will not change his tactical system in spite of his side’s failure to adapt to the 3-4-2-1 shape the ex-Sporting CP boss employs.
And with the walls closing in and another season at risk of being over before it has truly begun, United must now decide on whether to splash out on firing another new manager.
Ruben Amorim £20m contract makes Man United sack expensive
This article contains exclusive comment from Dan Plumley, a football finance expert and senior lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University.
Speaking to Football Insider exclusively, Plumley explained how much it would likely cost for United to sack Amorim, based on his current contract being worth £10m a year [BBC Sport].
He said: “It’s an expensive business. We’ve seen Manchester United go down that road with high compensation fees for managers in the past, and if you look at the kind of baseline numbers, it’ll be somewhere in the middle of what the contract is worth.
“There might be a clause in there that dictates that on termination, he would get X per cent of that per year.
“So if he is on £10 million a year, and it’s another two years to run, for argument’s sake, that’s a £20m contract for him if he stays in that role.
“The release clause, therefore, might be set a little bit lower than that, or it’ll be somewhere in the lines of negotiation. You would anticipate it being less than £20m, and it might already be fixed, as an example.
“So you can get to rough numbers where you can conceivably say, right, so it’s going to be in the region of less than the overall value that’s left, and it might already be fixed in, but whichever way you cut that, it’s gonna be at least single-digit millions if he is to go.
“And then, of course, to bring a new manager in, you’ve got the cost of that salary as well, so it is a costly business, hiring and firing managers.”
Man United interested in Nottingham Forest star Elliot Anderson
Having spent significant sums to bring Benjamin Sesko, Bryan Mbeumo, and Matheus Cunha to Old Trafford this summer, more signings seem likely as the Red Devils will be desperate not to let another season go to waste.
Man United have shown an interest in Elliot Anderson, the club’s former chief scout Mick Brown told Football Insider exclusively.
The former Newcastle midfielder has blossomed into one of England’s best central midfielders and impressed during the most recent international break.
However, Pete O’Rourke told Football Insider that Man United signing Anderson would prove immensely difficult, due to his club being under no pressure to sell the 22-year-old.