This month, Manchester United’s interim chief executive Jean-Claude Blanc informed staff of the club’s intention to cut 250 jobs before the start of the season as part of attempts by minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe to trim costs at Old Trafford.
Blanc’s address to staff was short and to the point. After he stopped talking, the room fell silent. The mood was understandably solemn, even if the news was not especially surprising.
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At the last count, in March, United’s workforce stood at an average of 1,144 monthly employees — the largest in the Premier League.
INEOS hoped to shave 20 per cent of a workforce and, in May, the club’s non-football staff
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