Manchester United Stars Have No Leg To Stand On As Salaries ‘Slashed’

Manchester United’s playing staff have reportedly had their salaries slashed this season as part of a cost-cutting measure from ownership group INEOS.

We told you this week how United revealed in their financial statement how they had posted record revenues of around £665million despite still making a loss in the whole.

But what was telling in those financial reports was that a monumentally significant change came in the club’s wage bill which was dramatically slashed.

Following last season’s failures in the Premier League – the Red Devils finished 15th in the division – that also included the disappointment in the Europa League Final where at-risk Ruben Amorim‘s side fell to Tottenham Hotspur who were inspired by Ange Postecoglou.

United had hoped to win the game and the trophy and ensure qualification into the Champions League which would have come with the success of silverware in itself.

Manchester United players had salaries slashed this season

However, after they came up short, the wages were cut and that has seemingly been in part down to that fact.

Sky Sports’ reporter Kaveh Solhekol reported on social media yesterday evening how 25 percent was reduced from the cash pot due to the failure to qualify for the European premier competition.

But it has to be said that while United’s players may well feel aggrieved to have suffered such losses, they arguably do not have a leg to stand on when it comes to earning their money based on performance alone.

It was one of the club’s worst ever seasons last term with a shocking finish in the league just three spots above the relegation position.

Ruben Amorim now faces sack calls from supporters while pundits have also had their say and claimed he may be out of his depth.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s cost-cutting measures at Old Trafford

Amorim continues to manage Man United in his own way but that could come at a cost, ultimately, on the pitch.

The giants of English football confirmed in their records a rough estimate of £33m loss for the season 2024/5, albeit that was down from the previous £113m loss from the previous year.

And that is in large part down to Sir Jim Ratcliffe of Ineos taking a hardline stance on the club’s finances since he took a minority owner’s stake at Old Trafford.

The businessman culled as many as 300 members of staff and that helped drive down costs as part of his plan to save the club.

He also had previously revealed a rather worrying statistic when he claimed that United could have run out of money by 2025 had they not undergone a massive overhaul of redundancies.