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

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”,

Manchester United is implementing significant cost-cutting measures, including job cuts and the closure of the staff canteen at Old Trafford, in an effort to stabilize finances after five consecutive years of losses.