MANCHESTER UNITED are set to be handed a reduced summer transfer budget after their Champions League exit, a report claims.
The Red Devils were booted out of Europe entirely as Bayern Munich beat a tepid United 1-0 at Old Trafford on Tuesday night.
After only winning a single fixture in the competition United failed to accumulate any of the winning bonuses Uefa offers for group-stage victories.
And Erik ten Hag’s side have missed out on the revenue for qualifying for the knockout stage – or the potential riches had they dropped into the Europa League.
According to the Manchester Evening News, their loss in revenues is expected to have a knock-on effect on their transfer activity as they must comply with domestic and European financial fair play rules.
The report claims high-ranking sources at Old Trafford wanted to invest more in the squad last term but were limited due to FFP.
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Despite spending £400million across Erik ten Hag’s three transfer windows as manager, Man Utd have actually spent less in the last six years than the preceding six.
In comparison to other Premier League sides, Chelsea, Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester City all outspent Man Utd in the summer.
Two of United’s seven summer signings are loanees – Sofyan Amrabat and Sergio Reguilon.
Meanwhile, Jonny Evans arrived as a free agent and £60m Mason Mount was in the final year of his contract at Chelsea.
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For deadline-day signing Amrabat, the £15m upfront fee for Dean Henderson to Crystal Palace was reinvested in the Fiorentina star.
The Manchester outlet claimed senior United sources have said they are under no pressure to sell in January but the club are open to offloading several players should they receive an acceptable offer.
On the cards for a move is Casemiro who has interest from Saudi Arabia.
Anthony Martial is reported to be up for a transfer as well as Donny van de Beek who has played just 19 minutes this term.
Outcast Jadon Sancho is also on the Red Devils priority list to sell in the new year.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
