10-16-2019, 08:49 AM
EPL: Man Utd named club with highest wage bill in history, spent almost ÂŁ1billion since Ferguson left
 October 15, 2019
Manchester United’s recently-published financial result, shows the club has an annual wage bill of around £332million, a record-breaking figure in Premier League history, the DailyMail reports.
The club has also spent close to ÂŁ1billion in acquiring talents, since Sir Alex Ferguson stepped down in 2013.
United continue to pay eye-watering sums to their top players in recent years, despite their woes on the pitch.
Goalkeeper David de Gea recently signed a new ÂŁ375,000-a-week deal, while Paul Pogba earns ÂŁ290,000-a-week.
The ÂŁ332m figure also includes seven months of wages paid to Alexis Sanchez, who earns ÂŁ400,000 a week at Old Trafford.
Inter Milan, who took Sanchez on loan this summer, agreed to pay close to £4.5m of the Chile international’s £21m annual salary, meaning United are still having to subsidise a significant portion of his wages.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men are currently 12th on the table, two points above relegation places.