Manchester United have confirmed the club paid Jose Mourinho and his staff £19.6m after sacking the Portuguese coach in December last year.
Mourinho was relieved of his duties after falling 11 points behind the Champions League qualification places in the Premier League table.
What led to Mourinho’s sacking? Four key things to know…
- United’s season got off to a poor start as the Red Devils lost two of their opening three league matches.
- Despite qualifying for the Champions League knockout stages, a 3-1 defeat at Liverpool spelt the end for Mourinho.
- A public feud with star player Paul Pogba and seemingly poor relations with other members of the squad were also believed to be factors.
- Mourinho’s replacement, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has won 10 of his 12 games in charge, drawing one and losing one.
This week, Manchester United released financial results to the New York Stock Exchange, including details of an outgoing fee totalling £19.6m.
The fee was confirmed to be the compensation paid to Mourinho and other members of the coaching staff who left the club.
According to BBC Sport, the financial results said: “Exceptional items for the quarter were £19.6m, relating to compensation to the former manager and certain members of the coaching staff for loss of office.”
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What next for Man United?
Immediately after Mourinho’s sacking, Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino was mooted as United’s number one long-term target.
But since Ole Gunnar Solksjaer took over, results have drastically improved. The Norwegian suffered his first defeat as United manager against Paris Saint-Germain this week.
It remains unclear whether Solskjaer will be offered the full-time job. It is likely to depend on whether United remain fourth in the table – they are currently just one point above fifth-placed Arsenal.
Meanwhile, Mourinho has been confirmed as the new host of a football show on Russia television.
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