MANCHESTER UNITED fans have been left baffled by the club’s tiny transfer budget this summer.
The Red Devils are set to have just £60m to spend on a striker and a goalkeeper once Mason Mount has joined.
GettyThe Glazer family’s lack of investment in Man Utd is one of the reasons the club’s transfer budget is so small[/caption]
Man Utd are running an extremely tight ship due to Financial Fair Play rules.
FFP dictates that Premier League clubs, including United, are restricted to making a loss of £15m per season.
However, there is a loophole which says that clubs can lose up to £105m if up to £90m of those losses is covered by owner investment.
But according to Kieran Maguire, the Glazers have not invested a single penny of their own money into Man Utd since 2020.
Man Utd are also said to be constrained by interest payments, which are not exempt from FFP.
United are also held back by a poor record in selling players.
In the past ten years, they have made just £132.5m from player sales.
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That figure is less than a fifth of the money made by Chelsea, who have earned by a distance the most money from players sales since 2013.
The Blues have made over £700m from selling players, with Liverpool having earned the second most with £386.7m.
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