INEOS\u2019s early cost-cutting at Manchester United has targeted staff reductions and the removal of some perks, including free meals at Carrington for remaining employees. That move forms part of a wider push to reshape the club\u2019s finances after a period of heavy spending and high wage commitments.<\/p>\n
United have been Europe\u2019s highest net-spenders over the past five years and carried contracts that the new ownership has criticised as excessive. Frequent changes in the manager\u2019s role at Old Trafford prompted significant financial commitments to a series of projects, with Erik ten Hag and Ruben Amorim each receiving large budgets to assemble teams in their image. Carrick, or whomever replaces Amorim long-term, will, too, get that chance. INEOS must now prioritise a more sustainable wage structure to help reduce the club\u2019s long-standing debt.<\/p>\n
The Times reports United\u2019s wage bill at $420 million (\u00a3313 million), the fourth-highest in the Premier League. Here is the league comparison cited:<\/p>\n
1. Liverpool: $574 million
\n2. Man City: $547 million
\n3. Arsenal: $453 million
\n4. Man Utd: $420 million<\/p>\n
Manchester United currently employ two players listed among the division\u2019s top-five highest-paid: Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro. Casemiro, who has had an excellent season, will be leaving the club this summer, a move that should trim the wage bill; the Brazilian\u2019s base weekly wage was thought to be in the region of $471,000 per week. Shifting that commitment should ease United\u2019s financial burden to some degree.<\/p>\n
United\u2019s $420 million sits well below Liverpool\u2019s $574 million total. Liverpool completed a historic transfer window last summer and reported more than $942 million in annual revenue for the 2025 financial year. Manchester City, meanwhile, are listed as paying $547 million in salaries, with Erling Haaland said to be on $706,000-a-week. The contrast highlights the scale of the financial task INEOS faces in balancing ambition and sustainability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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