Manchester United have confirmed the full cost of replacing Erik ten Hag with new head coach Ruben Amorim. Ten Hag signed a new contract in the summer after surviving INEOS' full review of the club, only to be relieved of his duties in late October.

Manchester United have warned investors that the cost of sacking Erik ten Hag and then buying Ruben Amorim out of his new contract came in at a total of £21.4 million. The warning was included in United’s most recent quarterly accounts published this week – citing the severance costs due to Ten Hag,

It’s been a month since Erik ten Hag was sacked by Manchester United, but how much did it cost the club overall? A rotten start to the season brought the Dutchman’s reign at Old Trafford to an end in October and the club have since gone on to hire Ruben Amorim as his replacement.