Manchester United’s CEO, Omar Berrada, has pledged to focus on achieving financial stability following the club’s concerning financial report for the 2023/2024 season, Soccernet.football reports.
Although the Red Devils recorded record revenues, they reported a loss of £113.2 million last season, marking the fifth consecutive year without a profit in their annual financial statements.
Berrada, who took on the role in July after vacating his position at Manchester City, also emphasized that the primary goal of United’s new hierarchy is to restore the historic club to the summit of European football.
“It has been a busy off season for the club with successful training camps for both our men’s and women’s teams,” said Berrada in a statement posted on the club’s official website.
“We have strengthened our men’s first team with five exciting players and put a new football leadership structure in place to provide a greater support to our manager, Erik ten Hag.
“Dan Ashworth was appointed sporting director and Jason Wilcox joined us as technical director, two extremely experienced and highly regarded professionals, who will add great depth to our team.
“We have added six players to our women’s team and are investing to ensure all of our teams have access to world-class training facilities at a fully renovated Carrington.
“We are also delighted to have extended our principal partnership with Snapdragon, after an excellent start, for a further two years, in addition to the initial three-year term.
“As I embark on my new role as chief executive officer of this historic club, we are all extremely focused on working collectively to create a bright future, with football success at the heart of it.
“We are working towards greater financial sustainability and making changes to our operations to make them more efficient, to ensure we are directing our resources to enhancing on-pitch performance.
“Today, we announce new guidance for fiscal 2025, which reflects a partial year impact of the transformative cost-savings and organisational changes that we have been busy implementing over the summer.
“Ultimately, the strength of Manchester United is driven by the passion and loyalty of our supporters. Our clear objective is to return the club to the top of European football.
“Everyone at the club is aligned on a clear strategy to deliver sustained success, both on and off the pitch, for the ultimate benefit of our fans, shareholders and hugely diverse range of stakeholders.”