New Delhi: Almost two months since Manchester United sacked Ruben Amorim, the cost of dismissing him has been revealed via a filing to the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, when the club announced a profit of £32.6m in their second-quarter results to 31 December 2025.
Amorim was sacked in the first week of January after a string of poor results and an incredible public attack on the club’s hierarchy after a 1-1 draw at Leeds the previous day.
United listed Amorim’s sacking as an “event that occurred after the reporting period”, and said: “A charge of £6.3m for the write off of related intangible assets and a provision of £15.9m, representing the maximum potential amount of future settlement payments, will be recognised in the statement of profit or (loss) during the second half of the year ending 30 June 2026.”
Amorim: Another failed managerial experiment by United
The £15.9m figure, which is dependent on several factors, including Amorim getting a new job within a specific timeframe, is the amount United will pay to the Portuguese and his support staff.
The hefty payment is yet another example of a failed managerial experiment by United.
The Red Devils, in a similar filing on 27 November 2024, stated they were paying Sporting £11m to hire Amorim to replace Erik ten Hag, whose exit burned a big hole worth £10.4m in United’s pocket.
Overall, the combined changes around Amorim could cost the club £37.3m.
Amorim’s 14-month tenure in charge was the shortest reign of a permanent manager at Old Trafford since David Moyes was dismissed just eight months into his spell in 2014.
With a dismal win percentage of 38.1 per cent and only 23 wins in 63 games at United, Amorim has the worst record of a permanent manager at Old Trafford.
In the previous season, United finished 15th in the Premier League, which was their worst-ever finish in the league since they were relegated in 1973-74.
With defeat against Tottenham in the Europa League final, United are playing European football this season for only the second time since 1990.
After his departure, Under-18s coach and former United midfielder Darren Fletcher was named interim boss for two games before Michael Carrick was given charge of the job until the end of the season and won his fifth game in six after a narrow win vs Everton on Monday.
The 20-time champions are placed fourth in the table and look set to qualify for the Champions League.