Manchester United have paid out almost £33m in compensation for managers that have been sacked by Ed Woodward - but they're a long way off Premier League rivals Chelsea.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is under an increasing amount of pressure following back-to-back defeats by Arsenal and Istanbul Basaksehir, raising the importance of Saturday's clash against Everton.
As reported by the MEN, United have approached Mauricio Pochettino to take the reins and this could lead to another managerial payout.
Terminating contracts early doesn’t come cheap and United have encountered that since Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement.
The sackings of David Moyes, Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho cost Manchester United a combined total of £32.9m, according to the club’s accounts.
Roman Abramovich might look at that and scoff though - his managerial changes have cost Chelsea much, much more. Chelsea have spent £94.6m terminating managers’ contracts early since Mourinho first left the club.
Mourinho’s departure set the club back £23m, according to the accounts, though they don’t specify how much of that went to the current Tottenham boss.
Carlo Ancelotti was the most expensive manager to be handed his P45, at £28m. André Villas-Boas and Roberto Di Matteo were relatively cheap sackings at £4.7m and £4m respectively. Mourinho’s second departure set the club back £8.3m while Antonio Conte’s sacking cost £26.6m.
Manchester United sacking costs
José Mourinho - £19.6m
Louis van Gaal - £8.4m
David Moyes - £4.9m
Chelsea sacking costs
Antonio Conte - £26.6m
José Mourinho - £8.3m
Roberto Di Matteo - £4.0m
André Villas-Boas - £4.7m
Carlo Ancelotti - £28.0m
José Mourinhoc - £23.0m
