Manchester United post latest financial figures
The IndependentSign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Commercial revenue was £80.4million, a 5.9 per cent increase on the previous year, the club said in a financial statement. The club’s wage bill has dropped by 8.8 per cent “primarily due to reductions in player salaries as a result of non-participation in the UEFA Champions League”, the statement said. Man United players celebrate “We are very proud to be shortly approaching a milestone 4,000th game featuring an academy player, and we are particularly optimistic regarding the considerable young talent currently coming through. “Our ultimate goal is to win trophies by playing exciting football with a team that fuses graduates from our academy with world-class acquisitions.” United’s on-field fortunes have improved in recent weeks after pressure had been growing on manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.