10.11.2026 18:40
According to the report by the International Centre for Sports Studies, Manchester United has become the worst-managed football club in Europe, with a €400 million loss in value due to its high-cost transfers over the last 5 years. Failed transfers involving players such as Antony, Jadon Sancho, and Rasmus Hojlund increased the club's financial losses.
In the comprehensive research on transfer spending and player values in the football world, Manchester United's recent transfer strategy was assessed as a complete fiasco.
EUROPE'S WORST-MANAGED CLUB
Manchester United, one of the English Premier League teams, was shown as Europe's worst-managed club with its transfer policy over the last 5 years.
A LOSS OF 400 MILLION EUROS
According to the news in the Daily Mail; in the study prepared by the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) Football Observatory, the performances of clubs whose transfer spending has exceeded 50 million Euros since 2021 were examined. Transfer fees, revenues from player sales, and changes in the market values of players in the squad were taken into account. Manchester United ranked last among European clubs with a loss in value of 400 million Euros. Worldwide, it could only stay ahead of the Saudi Arabian representative Al-Hilal.
THE COST OF FAILED TRANSFERS IS HEAVY
Manchester United's high-cost transfers in recent years caused serious economic losses for the club. The English team, which bought Antony for 95 million Euros and later sent him to Real Betis for 25 million Euros, also failed to recover the 87 million Euros it paid to Borussia Dortmund for Jadon Sancho. United, which added Rasmus Hojlund to its squad for 80 million Euros, also suffered a significant loss with the player's move to Napoli. The failure of names such as Andre Onana, Mason Mount, and Joshua Zirkzee to meet expectations also stood out as concrete examples of the problems in the club's transfer policy.