The dismissal in November of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his coaching staff it cost Manchester United about 10 million pounds (12 million euros)according to the quarterly accounts presented by the team on Tuesday.
Sack the Norwegian coach, who had been on the bench at Old Trafford for three years, cost United £7.5m; figure that rose to 10 million pounds counting the coaching staff who left with him.
This has been one of the factors that has driven the growth of the team’s accumulated debt, which, as of December 31, rises to 494 million pounds, about 550 million euros. This represents a notable increase with respect to the debt of 455 million pounds (500 million euros) that the United had as of December 31, 2020.
Another factor that has influenced is the increase in wages, after the signings of Cristiano Ronaldo, Raphael Varane and Jadon Sancho. As estimated in England, the Portuguese’s salary is the highest in the Premier League. Total, United pay 97.7 million pounds in wages, which is 16 million more than in 2020.
The United blames the covid pandemic for the negative effects on the accounts and the impossibility of carrying out an international tour in preseason, also due to the pandemic, as is usual in the club of Old Trafford.