Manchester United's unplanned £23m decision means Ruben Amorim might face transfer wait

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It might turn out to be £23million well spent, but Manchester United's decision to change manager has been another costly episode for a club that has become a loss-making enterprise in recent years.

United's latest accounts posted a loss for the fifth successive year, this time of £113.2m. That took the cumulative losses for that five-year period to more than £370m, and the last three years have seen the club lose £257m.

United did manage to pass the three-year profit and sustainability monitoring period written into the Premier League's rules, allowing losses of £105m from 2021 to 2023, but that required some creative accounting when it came to the allowable deductions.

The challenge for Sir Jim Ratcliffe is to turn this club into one that starts to make money again, so shelling out such a substantial sum to change the manager isn't ideal. ALSO READ: Ruben Amorim to take training but Manchester United still face visa wait ALSO READ: 'Die a happy man' - The 'little Manc' that should be playing next to Mainoo But it was clear that the Erik ten Hag era had run its course.