The excitement is big, Ralf Rangnick is here. The Godfather of ‘gegenpressing’, the man who was an inspiration for Klopp, Tuchel and Nagelsmann will surely shake up the Old Trafford. And it will cost United some money. According to first reports, the German tactician will earn around 1.1 billion Ksh per year, which will surely be a bargain, if he succeeds, otherwise, he will be just another in a long line of failed United’s coaches. Ole Gunnar Solskjer was a mistake, not only a football one, but also financial. Unfortunately for Manchester United fans, not the only one that the club management has made since Sir Alex Ferguson left the bench in 2013.🗞 During talks, which started around 7pm this evening, Richard Arnold was tasked with negotiating the terms of Solskjær’s departure. #mufc are expected to pay around £7.5m in compensation to end his three-year contract. [@DuncanCastles] https://t.co/eTE1Ppi8Ba— UtdDistrict (@UtdDistrict) November 20, 2021 Eight years since, the Red Devils changed four manager prior to Rangnick and none of them was good. Fergie recommended his direct successor, fellow Scotsman and Everton manager at the time David Moyes to the management, but neither he, nor Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho or Solskjer managed to return the club to the top of the Premier League. But they sure left a huge financial hole. (2.10) Manchester United (3.50) Arsenal (3.80) Let’ start from the latest failure: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The Norwegian won nothing during his three year spell, but will collect around 1.1 billion Ksh as a compensation (about as same as Ragnick’s yearly wage). Jose Mourinho got the king’s ransom – 2.2 billion Ksh (he won UEFA Europa League, EFL Cup and FA Community Shield) and Louis Van Gaal got 1.2 billion, along with his staff (won the FA Cup, but failed to qualify for the Champions League). Fergie’s own choice, David Moyes was sacked after only 10 months, even thou he signed a six year contract and he only managed to win FA Community Shield, but got 748 million as a compensation. Meet the guy who will make Ronaldo and Pogba play ‘gegenpressing’So, if we put together all the money from the failed appointments, it seems that United board spent around 5.2 billion Ksh for 4 coaches. For that kind of money, they could have bought another world class defender like Varane (they paid him 5 billion Ksh). Their other transfers in recent years were cheaper than compensation for coaches: Ronaldo (2 billion), Van de Beek (4.9), Alexis Sanchez (4.3) and many more. Maybe the problem with United is not on the pitch or in the dugout, but in the boardroom?
