Manchester United will have £400m to spend this summer if…
According to The Sun, Manchester United will have £400million to spend on new players this summer if the Red Devils sell Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood.
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New part-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is reportedly plotting a significant overhaul this summer, aiming to exploit the ‘pure profit’ loophole.
The ‘pure profit’ rule enables clubs to retain all revenue from transfers, encouraging the sale of academy products who were acquired at no cost.
Rashford joined Manchester United at the age of seven, and Greenwood joined the Red Devils when he was just six years old.
The sale of either player would be accounted for as pure profit in United’s 2024/25 financial records.
Manchester United could reportedly sell Rashford for as much as £100million this summer, which would help the Red Devils to stay on the right side of Premier League Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR).
French champions Paris Saint-Germain are said to be interested in signing Rashford as they prepare to say goodbye to Real Madrid bound Kylian Mbappe.
Should Man United Rashford this summer, all proceeds from the sales, even if the fee is actually paid in long-term instalments, is banked at the full value.
While United aim to cash in on 22-year-old Greenwood, the Red Devils would not get all of the funds due a bizarre sell-on clause in his loan contract.
It means if Greenwood is NOT signed by Getafe they will claim 20 per cent of whatever fee is exchanged.