MANCHESTER UNITED have confirmed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his staff received a multi-million pay-off as they released the financial results for the second quarter of the year.
The Norwegian, 48, received a hefty £7.5million compensation package after his sacking in November.
Michael Carrick and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer both left Man Utd within a fortnight this season
Man Utd have confirmed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s mega pay-off after he was sacked
And several members of his backroom team also got a pay-out in the subsequent weeks as changes were made in the dug-out.
Now United have revealed that they paid £10m in ‘exceptional items’ in the second quarter of the financial year.
That figure includes the compo to Solskjaer and ‘certain members of the coaching staff’ that departed.
It also takes into account revaluation of the Football League pension scheme deficit.
Michael Carrick stepped-up from coach to take over as caretaker after Solskjaer’s exit.
However, he left too within a fortnight along with first-team coach Kieran McKenna, now manager at Ipswich, and strength and conditioning specialist Martyn Pert.
United did not name the other coaches due to confidentiality.
United faced the hefty bill for the backroom staff having only just awarded them new long-term contracts several weeks before axing Solskjaer.
Solskjaer himself signed a new three-year deal in July after finishing second in the Premier League and reaching the Europa League final last season.
But the club’s form nosedived this term as they lost seven out of 13 games in all competitions, including a thrashing against Liverpool and a battering from Manchester City.
The club stuck by Solskjaer throughout the poor run, but the final straw came after United’s disastrous 4-1 defeat to Watford.
Ralf Rangnick was appointed as interim boss until the end of the season when a long-term permanent successor will be appointed.
