Approximately 150-200 staff at Manchester United will be let go as the Premier League giant attempts to halt a run of five consecutive years of losses since 2019, the club said in a statement on Monday.

Manchester United have announced up to 200 further redundancies. This is how the news was broken, the reaction and the story behind it

Manchester United is set to lay off up to 200 staff as the club struggles with five consecutive years of financial losses. These redundancies follow 250 job cuts announced last year and are part of co-owner Jim Ratcliffe's cost-cutting strategy.

LONDON - Manchester United expects up to 200 further redundancies as part of a "transformation plan” to improve the club’s financial sustainability, reported PA Media/dpa news. Around 250 employees were made redundant last year and a statement on the United website on Monday announced that a plan aimed at "return(ing) the club to profitability” following five successive years of losses means "approximately 150-200 jobs may be made redundant”,