History suggests David Moyes should be concerned about his position as West Ham manager once the sale of Declan Rice to Arsenal is sanctioned.
Research from OLBG has concluded clubs who sell English players for British record transfer fees change their managers within 13 months.
This figure has dropped dramatically in recent years, with managers since 1999 lasting just five months in charge after selling their best players.
|
Year |
Player |
Club Transferred From |
Club Transferred To |
Amount |
Manager lasted |
|
July 1992 |
Alan Shearer |
Southampton |
Blackburn Rovers |
£3.6m |
18 months |
|
July 1993 |
Roy Keane |
Nottingham Forest |
Manchester United |
£3.75m |
41 months |
|
July 1994 |
Chris Sutton |
Norwich City |
Blackburn Rovers |
£5m |
9 months |
|
January 1995 |
Andy Cole |
Newcastle United |
Manchester United |
£7m |
24 months |
|
June 1995 |
Stan Collymore |
Nottingham Forest |
Liverpool |
£8.5m |
18 months |
|
July 1996 |
Alan Shearer |
Blackburn Rovers |
Newcastle United |
£15m |
3 months |
|
November 2000 |
Rio Ferdinand |
West Ham United |
Leeds United |
£18m |
6 months |
|
July 2002 |
Rio Ferdinand |
Leeds United |
Manchester United |
£29.1m |
8 months |
|
September 2013 |
Gareth Bale |
Tottenham Hotspur |
Real Madrid |
£86m |
3 months |
|
August 2021 |
Jack Grealish |
Aston Villa |
Manchester City |
£100m |
3 months |
|
June 2023 |
Declan Rice |
West Ham United |
Arsenal |
£105m |
? |
Dean Smith and Andre Villas-Boas both lasted just three months apiece after selling Jack Grealish and Gareth Bale respectively.
Ray Harford also lasted just three months as Blackburn Rovers manager in 1996 after selling Alan Shearer to Newcastle United in 1996.