Manchester United paid a total of £14.5million to sack manager Erik ten Hag, sporting director Dan Ashworth and other members of football staff, the club’s latest accounts show.
Ruben Amorim has failed to spark an upturn as successor to Ten Hag, who was sacked in October and just 116 days after United triggered a clause to extend his contract until 2026.
This has been a painful season for the Premier League club, with the 20-time league champions languishing a lowly 15th in the standings following Sunday’s 1-0 loss at Tottenham.
The financial impact of those decisions was confirmed in United’s results for the quarter ending December 31 under ‘exceptional items’.
That costly decision by Ineos was compounded by the swift exit of Ashworth, who arrived from Newcastle on July 1 after prolonged negotiations only to leave on December 8.
