The numbers don’t add up so something has definitely happened! It sounds like a conspiracy theory but looking at the timeline of events, it makes perfect sense. Manchester United were expected to go into this transfer window hamstrung by Profit and Sustainability Rules, not to mention the failure to qualify for the Champions League making next year’s balance sheet tricky too. It was believed that Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Co. would mainly be focused on trimming the wage bill, with Erik ten Hag’s ability to bring through youngsters coming to the fore. Besides, trimming the wage bill would net Unite…
