A British report revealed the value of the huge financial amounts that the six major clubs in the English Premier League were forced to pay as compensation for firing their coaches since the launch of the championship under its current name in the 1992-1993 season.
The rate of coach dismissals in general has increased in the Premier League in recent years, and it increased more this season, where the English coach Liam Rosenior - the former Chelsea coach - was the latest victim so far.
Rosenior was dismissed from his position last Wednesday after a series of 5 consecutive defeats in the Premier League, knowing that he signed a contract in January last year that binds him to Chelsea for six years.
Coach Compensation Bill in England
Contrary to popular belief regarding Rosenior receiving 24 million pounds sterling (about 30.5 million dollars) as compensation after his dismissal, the website "Give Me Sport" confirmed that the number is much less and is close to only 4 million pounds sterling (about 5 million dollars), which suggests that Chelsea "may have learned from its previous mistakes".
However, in all cases, the dismissal of coaches before the end of their contracts cost the clubs a hefty sum of money, with "The Blues" leading the top six in England in this regard.
Chelsea spent more than 160 million pounds sterling (about 203 million dollars) on firing coaches since the establishment of the Premier League, and it was the first to follow this approach when it let go of Ian Porterfield in February 1993, after which the club fired 17 other prominent coaches including José Mourinho on two occasions, and Antonio Conte.
Tottenham Hotspur, another London team, comes in second place behind its neighbor Chelsea, with a difference of nearly 100 million pounds sterling (about 127 million dollars).
The biggest surprise is that Manchester United is in third place despite enjoying a long period of stability under the leadership of Sir Alex Ferguson, which lasted for 21 years. However, since 2013, 11 coaches have taken turns coaching the team.
In the meantime, Arsenal is seen as the club with the lowest number of coach dismissals among its peers, but it is fifth in spending on compensations.
Since 1992, Arsenal has fired only 4 coaches: George Graham, Bruce Rioch, Arsène Wenger - by mutual agreement - and Unai Emery.
The financial amounts spent by the six major clubs in the English Premier League since the 1992-1993 season as compensation after firing coaches:
Chelsea: Spent 161.6 million pounds sterling (about 205.5 million dollars) after firing 18 coaches, with an average of 8.98 million pounds (about 11.4 million dollars) per dismissal.
Tottenham Hotspur: Spent 66.5 million pounds sterling (about 84.6 million dollars) on 14 dismissals, with an average of 4.75 million pounds (about 6 million dollars) per dismissal.
Manchester United: Spent 62.3 million pounds sterling (about 79.3 million dollars) on 6 dismissals, with an average of 10.34 million pounds (about 13.1 million dollars).
Liverpool: Spent 50.8 million pounds sterling (about 64.6 million dollars) on 6 dismissals, with an average of 8.48 million pounds (about 10.8 million dollars).
Arsenal: Spent 29.3 million pounds sterling (about 37.3 million dollars) on 4 dismissals, with an average of 7.33 million pounds (about 9.3 million dollars).
Manchester City: Spent 24.25 million pounds sterling (about 30.8 million dollars) on 9 dismissals, with an average of 2.69 million pounds (about 3.4 million dollars).
