Manchester United’s decline over the last 12 years has been characterised by mismanagement and vast overspending in the transfer market.
The fallen giants have been consistently big spenders as they seek to rediscover the glory years, but reckless and often disorganised transfer policy has seen them plummet further into crisis. Unfortunately for the Red Devils, it appears the only exit route is via more signings.
United endured unbridled misery last season as they slumped to 15th in the Premier League table and missed out on European qualification altogether—two concerning financial factors that must be considered this summer. They have set about remedying their issues in the market, with Ruben Amorim given significant backing by the new sporting hierarchy.
But after co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe gravely warned the cash could run out by the end of 2025, stripping back spending at every level, and making a third of non-football staff redundant, spending so heavily on transfers again, without securing players sales, was unexpected.
