Manchester United: Finance in focus after the club has revealed losses of £ 300m over the past three years | Football news
Manchester UNTED brought an alarming message about their finances on Thursday.
In response to a letter from cheerleading groups on an increase in ticket prices at Old Trafford, United replied, saying: “We are currently making a significant loss each year – in the total amount of £ 300 million in the last three years.
“This is not sustainable, and if we do not act now, we threaten to not meet the requirements of PSR/FFP in the future years and significantly affects our ability to compete in the field.”
Since cheese Jim Ratcliffe and Ineos arrived at the club as investors, there was a series of stories of cutting and savings. There were 250 blows for the club staff, the funds for club legends cut or reduced and restructured behind the scenes.
It was a short-term pain with the ambition of long-term profit-united believe that restructuring could lead to savings of £ 40m in the future. The situation was also the theme of this January transmission window, with local players like Alejandra Garnacho associated with possible sale.
However, the urgency of the need for return was emphasized by this latest note from the club, especially with the team of Ruben amomers that passed in the lower half of the Premier League table and seemed to miss the qualification for the Champions League renew football once again.
“It’s a serious situation, in his own words,” he says Sky Sports News Chief Journalist of Kageh Solhekol.
“United reported in his latest accounts about a net loss of £ 113 million and lost more than £ 300 million in the last three years. The new co -owner of Sir Jim Ratcliffe replaced the staff, reduced the cost of tickets.
“Every season, United spends from the Champions League, hit them strongly in their pocket. Judging by their league position, things will get worse before they are better.”
Interestingly, this statement about the need for the belt of the belt comes in a week that United is a neighborhood in Deloitte Football Money League 2025, and their £ 651.3 million revenue exceeded only Real Madrid, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain.
But a bad sporting performance took his toll. Like the absence of the Champions League, there have been a lot of transfer costs in recent seasons, with over £ 600m spending on Erik Ten Hag players. United also had to pay a fee for a Dutchman after extending his contract in the summer and then fired him 12 games into this campaign.
Since Amorim was seemingly needing to refresh the team and a club that would bring players that fit his different system and style of the game, United may be forced to spend his path out of trouble again. Which brings us back to increased ticket prices and controversial decreases.
In recent years, groups of united fans have marked an increase in ticket prices as “mostly rude” in a large scheme of a huge revenue of the club.
“The co -owners probably see the prices are increasing as a marginal gain,” says Solhekol.
“United is obsessed with huge debts and must adhere to the financial regulations of the Premier League and UEFA.
“Generally speaking, the more you make, the more you can spend – especially according to the new rules of the Premier League costs that come next season.
“United should reduce costs and maximize revenues. Increasing ticket prices, mass release and cost reduction are all controversial when fans can point to players who earn wealth and do not perform on the field.
“Many clubs have owners who have invested significant funds in their clubs. Being owned by the Glazer family cost more than 1 billion pounds. United long -term debt – the money that Glazers borrowed 20 years ago to buy the club – still $ 650 m (£ 526 million). “
Can Man uttd violate PSR/FFP rules?
In view of this, United’s claim that they lost £ 300 million in the last three years would have brought them to a violation of PSR rules, which only allow a loss of £ 105m over three seasons.
However, there are accessories within these rules, with clubs that can stretch fees to transfer paid in multiple accounting periods and write off the costs that are considered to be “in the general interests of football”, such as infrastructure, women’s teams and academies.
Earlier this month, we reported that no clubs of the Premier League were charged with violating PSR for a three-year period between 2021-2024.
What is also important, PSR should have been replaced by the rules of the cost of the next season detachmentwhich will limit the club consumption to the percentage of their revenue.
So, for now, United are within the limits. However, as the club itself warned, the decisive steps are currently needed to avoid punishment in the future.
