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Erik ten Hag and Manchester United will likely be angry after a midfield target was urged to snub their advances and instead join a Premier League rival ...

He is getting the best out of Casemiro, Lisandro Martinez and Rashford. However, Ten Hag also wanted a creative midfielder to join his squad, namely Frenkie de Jong. Of course, Man Utd did spend an initial £60m to capture Brazil international Casemiro from Real Madrid. They currently sit in fifth spot on 26 points, three points behind fourth-placed Tottenham and with a game in hand on the north London side. The Manchester giants are in desperate need of a striker following Cristiano Ronaldo’s exit by mutual consent. Manager Ten Hag will likely rest players who have reached the knockout rounds of the World Cup with their countries, such as Bruno Fernandes of Portugal and England star Marcus Rashford.

Man Utd sale: The Glazers' decision to seek 'new investment' or a full-blown takeover comes as no surprise based on the club's worrying new financial ...

The figures make damning reading and are the most recent indicator of the Tampa-based owners' intention to cash in after a 17-year tenure at the helm. And as a showstopper not for the faint-hearted, United have paid a total interest of £917,000,000 since the Glazers took over in 2005, coming to £1.02m a week. But standout figures include that the club have generated £3m cash in the first quarter of 22/23 from day-to-day activity, a dramatic drop-off from the £71m at the same stage one year ago. The results showed United having a pre-tax loss of almost £2.5m-per-week in the first quarter of 2022/23, despite a seven per cent wage decrease after last season's failure to qualify for the Champions League. [financial report](https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/manchester-united-plc-reports-first-211500584.html) read: "On November 15, the Board of Directors did not approve the payment of the semi-annual dividend for fiscal 2023." [Manchester United](/latest/manchester-united-fc) sale speculation intensified on Thursday as the Glazers released the club's latest financial report.

COMMENT: Manchester United must now cut their losses with Donny van de Beek, who should be moved on in January to generate some cash.

At 25, there is every chance he could turn things around if he selects the right club for his next challenge. The Dutchman flattered to deceive once again on Wednesday night as he was handed a rare start in United's 4-2 friendly defeat to Cadiz. Manchester United are wasting their own time with Donny van de Beek and the time has finally come to cash in on the £35million flop in the January transfer window.

Manchester United's owners, the Glazers, have refused to take a dividend payment from themselves for the first time since the 2016, two weeks after putting ...

The tech giants have no experience of owning a football club the size of United, although CEO Tim Cook is keen to explore the opportunities owning United could provide. Speaking in June, he said: "The Glazer Family should NOT be taking £11m in dividends this Friday. This latest update also follows the Glazers' announcement that they are willing to sell the club, 17 years after buying it. He is set to line up talks with the banks appointed to oversee the sale, which include The Raine Group. The naked figures do make pleasant reading for the Glazers however, with United's total revenue increasing by £20million from £590m to £610m - a 13 per cent rise from the last figures. A statement read: "The process is designed to enhance the club's future growth, with the ultimate goal of positioning the club to capitalise on opportunities both on the pitch and commercially.

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag was not impressed by his second-string squad in their 4-2 friendly defeat to Cadiz on Wednesday.

Marcus Rashford is attracting interest from Paris Saint-Germain as his Manchester United contract runs down.

COMMENT: Manchester United should forget their current David de Gea succession plan and follow Real Madrid in going all-out for one of the World Cup's most ...