Since Sir Alex Ferguson stepped down as manager of Manchester United, the club has gone through four different managers at a staggering cost of sixty million pounds.

In the ten years that have passed since the Scot decided to end his lengthy tenure as the manager of the Red Devils, the team has gone through a number of managers, both hiring and releasing several of them. The club has gone from having major names to those who are still looking to prove themselves as a result of poor decisions made by the top brass. Additionally, a lack of a clear philosophy led to the premature exit of five players.

That has resulted in a significant financial burden for the Old Trafford organization. To put this into perspective, Manchester United has spent more money firing managers than Manchester City has spent on acquiring the services of club icon Kevin De Bruyne. Even Chelsea, which has a reputation for being quick to fire managers while Roman Abramovich is the owner and who spent less than £40 million, failed to meet the threshold.

United kicked off their managerial carousel by firing David Moyes ten months into a six-year contract. Moyes had been the club's manager for the previous ten months. Ferguson had high hopes for the former Everton manager, but he was never able to fulfill those expectations at Manchester. The club decided to go with a big name strategy, which resulted in the hiring of Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho as managers.

Both men were awarded silverware, but in the end they were not successful in accomplishing what they had set out to do. According to the Athletic, Mourinho's dismissal came 11 months after he had signed a new deal at Old Trafford, which would have cost the club £19.6 million over the course of the contract. The situation was the same with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, whose position was up for discussion throughout his entire tenure as interim head coach.

Ed Woodward had just given the Norwegian an extension to his contract four months prior to the termination of his employment in November 2021. Ralf Rangnick was brought in as his successor, initially serving in an interim capacity before being offered a consultancy deal for the subsequent two seasons. Shortly after Erik ten Hag arrived, the agreement between the parties was dissolved.

jose mourinho spent just over two years at old trafford     ole gunner solskjaer was sacked months after signing a new deal

Figures aren't readily available for every top six club, so it's unclear how much Tottenham gets paid when they fire their managers. As a result of Daniel Levy's firing of high-profile individuals such as Mauricio Pochettino, Jose Mourinho, and Nuno Espirito Santo, the club may have incurred significant financial losses.

The £38 million that Chelsea has paid out to fire managers does not include the fee that they paid to Frank Lampard, but the fee that they paid to Thomas Tuchel will be included in the subsequent set of financial figures. Mourinho was fired, but the club only had to fork over a fraction of the £26.6 million that they were required to pay Antonio Conte.

Arsene Wenger and Unai Emery's departure from Arsenal cost the club just about £27 million in compensation. The former player left the club after more than two decades, at a cost of more than £17 million. In the time since Sir Alex Ferguson left his position as manager of Manchester United, Brendan Rodgers is the only manager Liverpool has fired, and it has cost them £15.7 million to do so.

Only one person, Roberto Mancini, has ever been fired from his position at Manchester City, and that was in 2013. It is unknown how much Manuel Pellegrini was paid to leave his position as manager of Manchester City after his contract expired in 2016.