You have to pay for the constant pursuit of success.
For Manchester United, the cost is an estimated £60million spent on sacking managers and their backroom staff since Sir Alex FergusonRetired in May 2013.
David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ralf RangnickAll received compensation.
This financial outlay exceeds Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, LiverpoolAnd Tottenham HotspurIn the same timeframe of 10 years, they have changed their manager.
United’s most recent set of accounts, for the year ended June 2022, revealed £24.7million ($27.4m) was spent on exceptional costs, which includes compensation for the departure of SolskjaerRangnick.
The accounts read: “Exceptional items for the year ended 30 June 2022 were a cost of £24.7m. This includes compensation due to former men’s first team managers, certain members of the playing, coaching and scouting staff, and certain non-playing staff.” It also includes some additional Football League pension contributions.
