Manchester United's total spending on hiring and firing managers and coaches since the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson has now passed the £100m mark, with the club's latest decision to replace Michael Carrick set to add more than £12m to the bill.
The club are poised to dismiss Carrick, with the team currently in the relegation zone, and Mauricio Pochettino is expected to take over. The cost of removing Carrick and his assistants is put at £5m, while securing Pochettino's release from his role with the United States national team will add a further £7.4m.
Ineos era costs mount
Since Ineos took control in 2024, the club have won only the FA Cup, which came under Erik ten Hag. However, sacking the Dutchman, paying to bring in Ruben Amorim from Sporting Lisbon, and then dismissing the Portuguese coach has cost just under £30m in total.
One of Sir Jim Ratcliffe's first moves was to appoint Dan Ashworth from Newcastle United, a deal seen as a coup at the time. His hire cost £3m, but he remained in post for only a few months before being dismissed, at an additional cost of £4.1m.
Pre-Ineos payouts
The hefty managerial bill at Old Trafford predates Ineos's involvement. Since Ferguson retired, the club have struggled to replace him and his success, and that has come at significant financial cost.
The most expensive departure was that of Jose Mourinho, who was dismissed in late 2018 after just over two years in charge. He and his staff were paid off with £19.6m, according to the Telegraph.
Before that, David Moyes's decision not to retain certain members of Ferguson's backroom staff, followed by his dismissal within 12 months, cost the club £7.3m. Louis van Gaal, the first high-profile manager to arrive after Ferguson, cost £8.4m to sack.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's exit in late 2021 was cheaper, but Ralf Rangnick, who initially joined with the expectation of taking a more senior consultancy role, lasted less than a season at a cost of nearly £15m.
