Manchester United are preparing to inform 200 staff members this week whether they face redundancy, following the club’s damaging 1–0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League final, according to The Daily Mail and The Telegraph.
The affected employees are part of broader cost-cutting measures being enacted under co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, whose INEOS group acquired a minority stake in the club last year. Ratcliffe previously warned in March that United would have “run out of money at Christmas” without these fiscal reforms.
Among those at risk is Marie Marron, a long-serving figure who has worked at United for 47 years. She began as personal assistant to the club secretary and has since played a crucial role in first-team logistics and communications with football governing bodies.
The club has already downsized its scouting department in recent years and now plans to reduce its existing network of 80 scouts even further.
Manchester United’s failure to qualify for next season’s Champions League and their underwhelming domestic campaign are projected to cost the club over £150 million in lost revenue across prize money, broadcast rights, gate receipts, and performance-related clauses.
