Ruben Amorim and his coaching staff could receive a staggering £15.9million in compensation from Manchester United after they were sacked last month.
Amorim, 41, was fired by United on January 5 after just 14 months in charge at Old Trafford, with his five coaches also departing the club.
It was initially reported that he walked away with a £10m pay-off after he was summoned to the club’s Carrington training base and dismissed by director of football Jason Wilcox and chief executive Omar Berrada.
A filing to the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday revealed that removing Amorim and his coaches could cost up to £15.9m.
The figure stated in the submission is a maximum number, with the exact amount to be determined by factors including whether Amorim lands another job within a certain timeframe.
Amorim’s compensation package took the total cost of hiring and firing him to nearly £27m.
United bought out his contract at Sporting Lisbon in October 2024 for £8.3m, and paid another £900,000 so he could start work early. He signed a £6.5m-a-year deal until June 2027, meaning his pay-off for the remainder of his contract is around £10.05m.
