Revealed: Erik Ten Hag’s Payoff Following His Exit from Man United

Erik ten Hag has been sacked by Manchester United after a disappointing start to the season, with the team sitting 14th in the Premier League.

Ten Hag’s two-and-a-half-year tenure at Old Trafford came to an end following a 2-1 defeat to West Ham. Ten Hag had been backed by the club’s new owners, INEOS, with a contract extension until June 2026, despite an eighth-placed finish in the Premier League last season – their worst top-flight position since 1990.

During his time at Manchester United, Ten Hag led the team to two domestic trophies, winning the Carabao Cup in 2023 and the FA Cup in 2024. However, the team’s underwhelming start to the new campaign, including heavy defeats to Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur, ultimately led to his departure.

Ruud van Nistelrooy has taken over as interim head coach, supported by the current coaching team, while the club searches for a permanent replacement.

The search for Ten Hag’s successor is underway, with the club looking to bounce back from their poor start to the season.

After handing the Dutchman a one-year extension to take his contract to 2025/26, it has now been revealed how much he could earn as a compensation package.

According to Goal, the former Ajax boss is in line to pocket £17.5million if United give him the boot – around half the figure saved by the after making 250 members of staff redundant.

That is understood to be £7.5m more than the £10m it would have cost the club to terminate his contract in the summer before he was handed an extension.

It is also a figure which is the second-highest among Red Devils bosses in the post-Fergie era.