Erik ten Hag will receive “around £15million” in compensation after being sacked by Manchester United, according to reports.

Man Utd sacked Dutch manager on Monday morning after Sunday’s 2-1 Premier League defeat at West Ham.

A fourth defeat in nine league matches left the Red Devils 14th in the top flight, while they drew their opening three Europa League matches, leaving them 21st in the Champions League table. 36-team championship.

Sporting Lisbon coach Ruben Amorim would replace Ten Hag in the Old Trafford dugout after winning two Portuguese league titles in four years.

It has been reported that Amorim will not change from his 3-4-3 formation that has been so successful in Portugal, meaning big opportunities on the pitch would present themselves if he is appointed.

Man Utd will have to pay around £8.3million in compensation to land the 39-year-old and face other financial hurdles.

Reports in Portugal suggest Amorim’s coaches have release clauses worth a total of £4.1million and the Premier League giants will have to pay even more to waive them the manager’s 30-day notice period.

We all know Man Utd will pay Sporting what they want, but it’s unclear when they will, with some Old Trafford bosses keen for the Portuguese to be in charge of Sunday’s Championship match against Chelsea.

Either way, changing directors will be a costly operation and one that has left egg on the face of the new ownership group, led by British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe.

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Ratcliffe and his cohorts decided to trigger a 12-month extension to Ten Hag’s contract at the end of last season, rather than sacking him after the club’s worst result in Premier League history, ironically increasing his remuneration that he will receive after being sacked less. more than three months in 2024/25.

In a huge piece of AthleticsMan Utd have been revealed to be ‘close to the limit on financial regulations’ after it was ‘confirmed’ they would pay Ten witches compensation costs of around £15 million.

The report states:

A figure of around £15 million ($19.5 million) has been confirmed as accurate by people briefed on the matter, who, like others in this article, will remain anonymous to protect their relationships. This sum, although food for thought due to United’s recent losing record, combined with financial regulations imposed by UEFA (European football’s governing body) and the Premier League, was not considered prohibitive for a change. The cost could be swallowed up if those responsible found the sporting argument convincing. And United’s positions, 14th in the 20-club Premier League and 21st in the 36-team Europa League, forced the problem, in their eyes.

United staff carried out further checks on Amorim more recently, were told he would be willing to leave Sporting despite their Champions League campaign and reached an agreement on a fee to take him away from the Portuguese club. A release clause of around €10m (£8.3m/$10.8m) was not seen as a barrier. Berrada is a big admirer of Amorim and was one of the main drivers behind the efforts to appoint him to United, although it was a collective call.

The combined cost of Ten Hag’s departure and Amorim’s potential arrival pushes United closer to the limit on financial regulation, according to those familiar with the situation, but Ratcliffe has privately indicated his desire to test the limits and find a solution later.