- Sir Jim Ratcliffe has decided to cut the ambassadorial wages of three club icons
- It is the latest move in a cost-shredding process from the Man United co-owner
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Manchester United legends Bryan Robson, Andy Cole and Denis Irwin are to see their salaries ‘significantly reduced’ as part of the ongoing cost-cutting process at Old Trafford.
The trio are all ambassadors for the club and, as such, paid a retainer for their services.
However, Mail Sport understands that they have been informed that they will see their payments lowered from next season.
It is also understood that the wide-ranging review of expenses at United is ongoing, and that a host of former players who work as matchday ‘legends’, could well be the next to be impacted.
The group, which includes the likes of Gary Pallister, can earn between £500 and £1,000 per game.
Former captain Robson, one of the most popular United players of all-time, carries out a host of engagements for the club. In October, he led a team of 24 on a gruelling trek to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for the Manchester United Foundation.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has slashed the ambassadorial wages of Manchester United legends Bryan Robson, Andy Cole and Denis Irwin
Bryan Robson is one of the most popular Man United captains of all time but will see his retainer cut from next season
Denis Irwin made 368 appearances for the club, winning seven Premier League titles and a Champions League
Andy Cole, one of the stars of the 1999 Treble-winning side, scored 121 goals for United
Irwin and Cole were also key components of the successful United teams of the 1990s and early 2000s. Cole scored 121 goals in 275 appearances while Ireland international full-back Irwin played 368 times for the club.
Following the arrival of Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS, the club embarked upon a review aimed at drastically reducing losses and freeing up funds to spend on the first team and on a potential new stadium.
In previous seasons United have posted losses totalling hundreds of millions, and such reductions are aimed at turning the business towards profitability.
All departments have been impacted. Mail Sport earlier revealed that United would make 250 staff redundant and were considering removing the £40,000 a year it provides to its disabled supporters’ association.
