Premier League clubs' spending on sacking coaches: "Chelsea" leads

It's late October, and the Premier League has already entered a coaching crisis. "West Ham" has changed coach once (Nuno Espirito Santo replaced Graham Potter), and "Nottingham Forest" has changed coach twice (Nuno E.pirito Santo, Ange Postecoglou, and Sean Dyche).

Lent.az reports, citing foreign media, that the fate of two head coaches is in doubt in England's top clubs: Ruben Amorim from "Manchester United" and Arne Slot from "Liverpool." The latter has lost the favor of his fans, who turned the #SlotOut hashtag into a trend. The "Reds" leadership is unlikely to seriously consider firing the man who led the club to the championship last season.

It's time to take a look at the situation with severance pay in the Premier League's "big six." "Chelsea" leads. The London club has spent an incredible amount - 156.6 million pounds sterling - on the dismissal of the head coach. Meanwhile, the closest rival, "Tottenham," spent only 66.5 million pounds sterling, and "Manchester United," which took third place, spent 52.4 million pounds sterling.

What about the number of coaches? "Chelsea" has fired 17, and "Tottenham" has fired 14 in the same period.

The most expensive departures? Antonio Conte was sent off by "Chelsea" in 2018 for £26.6 million. But when adjusted for inflation, Jose Mourinho's £23.1 million received from 2007 could easily surpass them.

Jose Mourinho is the Premier League's biggest beneficiary. His four sackings have cost clubs £62 million. Here is the breakdown: £23.1 million from "Chelsea" in 2007, £8.3 million when he was fired from there in 2015, £19.6 million from "Manchester United" in 2018 and £11 million from "Tottenham" in 2021.