Before Wednesday’s Premier League game against Ipswich, there was one Ruben Amorim who admitted “he didn’t know what the problem was, or he had fixed it”. This came after defeats against Crystal Palace and Tottenham, plus a points split at Goodison Park. Even though there was a narrow win against relegation candidate Ipswich with Dorgu sent off, it seems that the United players are having a hard time adapting to Amorim’s formation and play. An English newspaper has sniffed out what it costs to change the plan for the second time, with yet another change of coach.
Ruben Amorim stated that he himself wanted to wait until after the season to take over the Unted job, with a full pre-season the Portuguese would have time to introduce his system. However, he allowed himself to be pressured into a “now-or-never” offer from the United management. So there we are.
With 5 wins in 16 Premier League games, speculation is rife about whether Amorim will see the full rest of the season at Old Trafford. Racliffe, CEO Berrada and the rest of the United management have on two occasions shown they do not hesitate to take a larger one-off expense when they realize their own mistake.
It started with the sacking of Erik ten Hag, then sporting director Dan Ashworth disappeared after 159 days on the job. In total, United paid over £20 million to get rid of Ten Hag, bring in Amorim, then buy out of contract with a new sporting director.
So how much does it cost to conclude that Ruben Amorim signing in the middle of the season was a mistake? According to The Mirror, United will have to shell out around £24 million to sack Amorim before the end of the season.
We include an overview from Footballtransfer of United’s spending on sacking managers since Ferguson’s exit. Note: This is before any Amorim termination.
