Manchester United confirm cost of sacking Ruben Amorim and his staff

Man Utd announced their end-of-year financial results on Wednesday, which confirmed the cost of Ruben Amorim’s sacking.

Manchester United have confirmed their exceptional items for the financial year were a cost of £8.2million, primarily comprising costs for sacking Ruben Amorim and the departures of his staff.

In January, Amorim was sacked by United after just 14 months in charge. The Reds faced a hefty compensation bill of £16.7m to cover Amorim’s departure, along with his staff, but the Portuguese’s contract stipulated that the figure would be reduced if he landed a new job.

Amorim was appointed by Milan in the summer, saving United from paying out more compensation, and the full cost of his sacking has now been revealed in the club’s end-of-year financial results, published on Wednesday.

United have confirmed their exceptional items for the year were £8.2m, which is largely down to the sacking of Amorim, and pay-offs for coaches Carlos Fernandes, Adelio Candido, Emanuel Ferro and Jorge Vital.

A small portion of the exceptional item cost is attributable to final costs related to the club’s restructuring programs, and to additional contributions the club expects to pay to pension schemes.

When United announced their financial results for the prior year, their exceptional items were a cost of £36.6m, primarily due to the sacking of Erik ten Hag and various members of his coaching staff.

Amorim was sacked amid rising tensions with the United board. He called out the club’s decision-makers when he spoke to the media after facing Leeds at Elland Road, suggesting others should focus on their jobs.

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In the Premier League, Amorim had the worst win ratio (32 per cent), the worst goals conceded per game ratio (1.53) and the lowest clean sheet ratio (15 per cent) of any United manager in history.

Omar Berrada still praised Amorim shortly after he was sacked, saying: “Ruben Amorim deserves a lot of credit. In a very difficult season he helped raise standards in the dressing room. I am sure he will go on to be a successful coach.”

Amorim reflected on his United tenure over the summer, saying: “The first thing is that it doesn’t matter anymore. That is the feeling. There’s a history, then something happens, the context changes, and you focus on the next challenge.

“I learned a lot. It would be hard to point to one thing, but the important thing that I clearly know is that I made a lot of mistakes. When you do this kind of reflection, and you understand that it was not just their fault, but also my fault, I think you can be a better coach and a better man.”