Manchester United back in profit after financial overhaul

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·25 febbraio 2026

Manchester United back in profit after financial overhaul

Manchester United, one of the biggest football clubs in the world, announced this Wednesday an increase in its operating profit, in a context of deep restructuring that even led to job cuts.

The profit in the first six months of the 2026 fiscal year (July to December 2025) totals 32.6 million pounds sterling (£227.6 million at the current exchange rate), with the numbers being negative in the same period of the previous year (a loss of 4.5 million euros, or £27.3 million).

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Since the arrival in 2024 of businessman Jim Ratcliffe, who holds about 29% of the shares, the Old Trafford club has made drastic cuts in all areas, after years of disappointing sports results.

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Out of European competitions this season and with a drop in commercial revenues, turnover fell from 198.7 million pounds (£1.38 billion) to 190.3 million pounds (£1.32 billion) in the second quarter of the fiscal year, the club reported.

United's financial director, Omar Berrada, praised “the positive economic impact of our off-field transformation, both in terms of costs and profitability.”

The restructuring, led by Ratcliffe, CEO of the petrochemical giant Ineos, resulted in the cutting of 450 jobs at the club.

Manchester United also announced last year the intention to build a new stadium with a capacity for 100,000 people in place of Old Trafford, a project estimated at 2 billion pounds (£13.9 billion).

In the sporting realm, the team is experiencing a series of good results and occupies the fourth position in the English Championship, after the dismissal of Portuguese coach Rúben Amorim at the beginning of January.

*With content from AFP

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