Man Utd limit salary because of Ronaldo
According to British newspaper Sportmail, Man Utd will apply the "Ronaldo rule" from this season, with each player's weekly salary not exceeding $ 245,000.
David de Gea is the first player to be affected by the new rules. After Ronaldo left, the Spanish goalkeeper was the highest-paid Man Utd player, receiving $ 462,000 per week. De Gea's salary was reduced to $ 346,000 because Man Utd did not win tickets to the Champions League this season.
With the new rule, if he wants to continue to stick with Man Utd, De Gea must accept a significant reduction in income when his current contract expires at the end of the season. According to British media, this is not a problem when De Gea has confirmed that he wants to retire at Old Trafford.
Luke Shaw - England defender whose contract expires in 2024 - will also be offered similar terms to keep things fair, if sitting at the table to negotiate an extension.
Other stars of Man Utd, such as Raphael Varane, Harry Maguire, Casemiro or Bruno Fernandes are also receiving weekly salaries in the range of $ 220,000 to $ 245,000, with the provision of salary deduction if they do not help the club participate in the Champions League.
Previously, Sportmail revealed that the leadership of Man Utd always set a clause to reduce 25% of income for all players if the club is not allowed to attend Europe's most prestigious club-level playground.
This new rule could make it difficult for Man Utd to negotiate an extension with Marcus Rashford. The English striker only has 18 months left on his contract, and was offered a contract by PSG with a double salary. In 24 games for Man Utd from the beginning of the 2022-2023 season, Rashford contributed 13 goals, with a series of five shooting matches after the 2022 World Cup.
Incumbent CEO Richard Arnold, Director of Football John Murtough and manager Ten Hag have limited salaries to avoid a culture of jealousy in the dressing room. This is also a big change from the era of Vice Chairman Ed Woodward, when Man Utd was ready to break the salary structure to bring in stars like Cristiano Ronaldo.
The annual salary cost according to the latest announcement of Man Utd is 277 million USD, the highest in the Premier League. Before leaving the club, Ronaldo had the highest income with 650,000 USD per week. This number drops to $ 490,000, because Man Utd does not attend the Champions League season 2022-2023. The termination of the contract six months early with Ronaldo helped Man Utd save about 20 million USD.
