Manchester United have set a new Premier League wage budget record as they also announced a net loss of £115.5million for the 2021/22 season.
The Red Devils ended up with their lowest points tally ever last season, having accumulated just 58 from their 38 matches and finished in sixth, qualifying for the Europa League in the meantime. This was 16 points and four places below the previous campaign, where United finished second behind Manchester City.
However, despite a decrease in performance, the Red Devils' annual wage bill soared to £384.2m with the eye-watering figures related to the huge pay packet given to talisman Cristiano Ronaldo. on his return Meanwhile, figures that incorporated the final quarter of their financial year, which ended in June, showed that losses rose by £23m on the previous 12 months.