# Man United’s revolving dugout pushes managerial bill beyond £100m landmark

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/man-uniteds-revolving-dugout-pushes-managerial-bill-beyond-100m-landmark/
- Published: 2026-11-13T15:14:05+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T22:53:05+00:00
- Original publisher: CNA (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/man-uniteds-revolving-dugout-pushes-managerial-bill-beyond-ps100m-landmark-6550121
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Pochettino’s appointment is expected to take United’s staff-change bill past £100 million.
- A newspaper estimate puts the total above £108 million since 2013.
- The figure includes managers, assistants and sporting directors.

## Summary

Manchester United’s appointment of Mauricio Pochettino is expected to push the club’s spending on hiring and dismissing managers and senior football staff beyond £100 million since Alex Ferguson retired in 2013. The estimate highlights the financial cost of the club’s repeated changes as it seeks to regain the stability associated with Ferguson’s tenure.

United will reportedly pay about £7.4 million to release Pochettino from his United States contract, while dismissing Michael Carrick and his staff is estimated to cost at least £5 million; releasing Pochettino’s assistants could add more. A Telegraph calculation puts the cumulative bill above £108 million, including sporting directors. Previous costs include £19.6 million for José Mourinho’s dismissal, £10.4 million for Erik ten Hag’s departure and staff, and an £8.2 million one-off cost linked to Ruben Amorim’s exit and restructuring.

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