Jose Mourinho to pocket a whopping £24m Man Utd severance payout after being sacked
Portuguese signed a new contract with the club in January which is why he is receiving the eye-watering sum
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JOSE MOURINHO is set to receive an astonishing £24million after being sacked by Manchester United.
The Portuguese, 55, has been given his marching orders after guiding the Red Devils to their worst start to the season in 28 years.
On the weekend, SunSport reported that the departing Old Trafford chief would receive the eye-watering sum of £24million if he was to be sacked within 45 days.
The figure is so high as the tactician signed a new contract with the Manchester club in January that would keep him at the club until 2020.
However, United chiefs have decided they cannot continue with the former Chelsea boss.
Mourinho had reportedly
And their dismal performance at Anfield - along with Mourinho's decision to bench key players such as record signing Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial, proved to be the final straw.
Mourinho also had a series of meltdowns in charge this season.
His well documented fall out with Pogba - including an infamous training ground bust-up, has led to many of his players losing faith in him.
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Michael Carrick will now take the reigns at Manchester United but the club are set to look externally for a caretaker manager in the wake of Mourinho's departure.
The former England midfielder will lead training this week but is not being considered to take charge in the interim.
Carrick was installed as Mourinho's No.2 in the summer after 12 years as a player at Old Trafford.
