RICHARD ARNOLD is the current CEO of English giants Manchester United – but that could all change.
SunSport exclusively revealed that Sir Jim Ratcliffe is the preferred bidder in the Red Devils’ eventful takeover saga.
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And a decision in favour of Britain’s richest man would mean an imminent exodus of the rest of the Old Trafford top brass including chief executive, Richard Arnold.
But what else do we know about Arnold and what is his net worth?
Who is Man Utd chief Richard Arnold?
Born on April, 26 1971, Richard Arnold was educated at King’s School in Chester before attending University of Bristol.
The British businessman earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology and ironically met former Manchester United chief executive Ed Woodward along the way.
Arnold landed a senior manager role in telecommunications and media for PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1993 before making the switch to Global Crossing Europe six years later.
But his big breakthrough came in 2007 when the wealthy Brit joined United as group commercial director.
Richard worked his way up the ladder by assuming control of club’s business operations until he landed a seat on the board where Arnold would oversee sponsorship contracts such as United’s $1.3billion deal with Addias.
And all of the British businessman’s hard work paid off as Arnold succeeded University pal Ed Woodward on February 1, 2022 to become the chief executive officer at Old Trafford.
What is Richard Arnold’s net worth?
Richard Arnold’s has an estimated net worth north of £740,000.
However, TSB News reported that Ed Woodward was paid over £3million during the 2019-20 season which made him the highest-paid Premier League director that year.
Therefore, its expected that Arnold would receive the same or even more as that payout was during a covid-hit campaign.