{"id":293039,"date":"2023-11-04T07:24:30","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T07:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=293039"},"modified":"2023-11-04T07:24:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T07:24:30","slug":"five-struggling-man-utd-stars-earn-more-than-whole-fulham-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/five-struggling-man-utd-stars-earn-more-than-whole-fulham-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Five struggling Man Utd stars earn more than whole Fulham team"},"content":{"rendered":"

Football Digest: Man Utd urged to give Ten Hag time he needs<\/h3>\n

Manchester United have endured a dismal start to the season and already face an uphill battle just to break into the top four after losing five of their opening 10 Premier League matches. That\u2019s despite the club shelling out prodigious sums of cash to sign a whole host of players in recent years. And their financial profligacy is illustrated perfectly by the fact struggling stars Jadon Sancho, Anthony Martial, Harry Maguire, Donny van de Beek and Antony together earn more than the entire Fulham squad.<\/p>\n

United have fallen to eighth in the Premier League table following their poor form and trail fourth-place Liverpool by eight points. And the Red Devils are also faltering in the Champions League after losing to Bayern Munich and Galatasaray. The north west giants are a point adrift of second-place Galatasaray in Group A but face two tricky away trips in their final three group matches.<\/p>\n

United\u2019s squad has cost hundreds of millions to assemble, with the majority of players earning vast wages. But the money hasn\u2019t been put to good use.<\/p>\n

According to Sportrac, Sancho and Martial both earn \u00a313million per season, while Antony is handed \u00a310.4m and Maguire is paid \u00a39.8m. Meanwhile, Van de Beek, who has only played two minutes of Premier League football this season, receives an annual package of \u00a36.2m for his services.<\/p>\n

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Those five players therefore earn a whopping \u00a352.4m between them annually. Those wages become even more astronomical when you consider none of those players are currently first-team regulars. Sancho looks set to depart the club in January after falling out with manager Erik ten Hag, Antony was dropped for the Manchester derby at the weekend and Martial hasn\u2019t had a sniff of a regular starting place for years. Maguire almost left the club in the summer and rarely plays when Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez are fit, while Van de Beek has proven to be one of United\u2019s worst-ever signings.<\/p>\n

In comparison, Fulham\u2019s annual payroll for their first team squad is \u00a349.2m. And the disparity of wages between the Cottagers and the Red Devils is barely evident if you look at this season\u2019s form. In fact, Fulham are just three points behind United and could move level with the northwest giants on Saturday when Ten Hag\u2019s team travel to Craven Cottage.<\/p>\n