Manchester United appoint Ruben Amorim

Ruben Amorim has been named new head coach at Old Trafford – replacing Erik ten Hag – after agreeing a deal until June 2027. His first fixture is set be against Ipswich Town, on November 24


NEW LEADER
Amorim becomes sixth permanent Man Utd coach since Sir Alex Ferguson

Man Utd: Managerial history
W
D
L

Erik ten Hag
Ralf Rangnick*
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
José Mourinho
Louis van Gaal
David Moyes
Sir Alex Ferguson

2022-24
2021-22
2018-21
2016-18
2014-16
2013-14
1986-2013

72
11
92
84
54
26
895

20
9
35
31
24
10
323

36
9
41
29
25
15
272

Trophies: Ten Haag guided
United to League Cup (2023)
and FA Cup (2024) success

Form: Second-lowest
Premier League points tally after
nine games (11pts) and struggling
in UEFA Europa League

Ownership: Despite Sir Jim
Ratcliffe purchasing 27.7% minority
stake in club, fortunes at Old Trafford
have continued on downward trajectory


TRANSFER POLICY

United splurged €660m on players in Ten Hag era –
with net transfer fee spend of €475m, second only to Chelsea


NET TRANSFER FEE SPEND (since 2022)
Total expenditure minus income from transfers

Chelsea
Manchester United
Al-Hilal
Paris St-Germain
Tottenham
Arsenal
Newcastle
€790m
€475m
€454m
€431m
€386m
€354m
€272m

Most expensive
Antony
Rasmus Højlund
Casemiro
Mason Mount
Leny Yoro
Lisandro Martínez
André Onana
Manuel Ugarte

Fee
€95m
€73.90m
€70.65m
€64.2m
€62m
€57.37m
€50.2m
€50m

Sources: BBC, Transfermarkt
*Interim manager
Picture: Getty

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