Man Utd face eye-watering £12MILLION bill if they sack Ruben Amorim thanks to watertight contract clause

MANCHESTER UNITED volition look an eye-watering £12MILLION measure if they sack Ruben Amorim this summer.

The Red Devils’ caput manager is understood to person a watertight clause successful his declaration — meaning helium gets the remainder of his 2½-year woody paid up if helium is ever axed.

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Ruben Amorim’s pay-off would beryllium immense if helium is axed this year[/caption]

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe faces a £20m deed were Amorim and unit to beryllium sacked[/caption]

There is nary proposition under-fire part-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has immoderate plans to dump the Portuguese, who lone joined the nine successful November aft Erik 10 Hag was sacked.

And that is contempt a shocking tally of 8 defeats and conscionable 4 wins successful his 15 Prem games.

But if things deteriorated further for a squad Amorim labelled “the worst” successful United history, helium would locomotion distant with immoderate is near connected his £6m-per-year agreement.

The aforesaid financial  information is understood to use to each the backroom unit helium brought with him erstwhile helium near Sporting.

And that would spot the full outgo of the P45s for Amorim and his coaches deed a whopping £20m.

Last week, accounts until the extremity of 2024 showed United beryllium a immense £1billion, including £300m to clubs for transportation fees they are paying connected drip.

Amorim, 40, whose 15th-placed broadside big struggling Ipswich astatine Old Trafford tonight, said: “When you commencement a play it’s wholly different.

“In pre-season you person clip to alteration things. That was my choice. I knew it would beryllium tough.”

After tackling Ipswich connected Wednesday, the Red Devils person a engaged commencement to March

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Ironically, revelations implicit Amorim’s declaration travel amid claims rival clubs are looking to bargain United’s sell-on clauses for ex-Red Devils.

Such clauses person been fashionable with Old Trafford chiefs erstwhile offloading players successful caller years.

Scott McTominay, Mason Greenwood, Facundo Pellistri and Hannibal Mejbri are amongst stars with lucrative fees owed if they are sold on.

United would get a much-needed fiscal boost from selling clauses.

Ratcliffe is already set to axe different 200 jobs astir the club, connected apical of 250 unit being made redundant past summer.

Man Utd could see letting different clubs bargain their sell-on clauses for immoderate ex-players, which mightiness see Marseille’s Mason GreenwoodAFP