Manchester United CEO Omar Berrada has committed to winning the Premier League title by 2028, timed to coincide with the club’s 150th anniversary. “I firmly believe we can do it,” he said in an interview with the United We Stand fanzine. “We have two or three summer windows to build a team to start competing to win the Premier League.”
The ambition, however, sits uneasily with United’s current financial picture. Although the club posted record revenues of £677m this week, it made a £43m loss and carries over £1bn in debt. United spent £148m in the summer transfer window compared to Manchester City’s £458m.
Berrada acknowledged the constraint, saying the club “needed to remain disciplined to improve its financial situation”. United signed a goalkeeper on a free transfer and three midfielders but failed to add a striker or left-back, areas where weaknesses have already shown in September.
City, Liverpool and Arsenal all spend considerably more in the transfer market. Without matching their investment, United’s chances of ending their title drought appear slim.
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