Manchester United’s decision to sack Ruben Amorim could end up costing the club up to £36.3 million in total. That includes a potential £15.9m settlement, a £6.3m write-off, £6.3m still owed to Sporting, and the £10m compensation paid to bring him in. For a club that just reported £32.6m profit, that’s a heavy price for a reset.
Amorim’s 14-month spell ended after a public fallout with the hierarchy and tension with Jason Wilcox. He won 25 of 63 games, and United finished 15th last season their worst campaign since 1973-74.
The numbers look bad, no doubt. But football isn’t played on spreadsheets. He walked into a broken structure and constant pressure. As many fans believe, the problems ran deeper than just the manager.
Now under Michael Carrick, United have climbed to fourth and are dreaming of Champions League football again. That’s football ruthless, fast, unforgiving. But this change? It came at a serious cost.
