Richard Arnold, the CEO of Manchester United, met with protesters in a pub.
Richard Arnold, the manager of Manchester United, has stated that the club "f***ing burnt through cash" and that last season was a "horror."
The United CEO delivered a stinging judgement on predecessor Ed Woodward's rule in a surprise face-to-face meeting with anti-Glazer demonstrators in a Cheshire pub, before of the group heading to his HOUSE.
The manager of Old Trafford stated that the club had 'f***ing burnt through cash.'
He said that the team had squandered £1 billion and that without additional investment, they will be unable to update their stadium or training facility.
A group of 12 enraged fans gathered at a bar and planned to demonstrate at Arnold's house over the absence of fresh signings. Arnold, who took over for Woodward on February 1, learned of the meeting and went to the Boot Inn bar in Willington, Cheshire, to buy drinks for the fans.
However, in a harsh appraisal of the club's state, he was caught on camera on Twitter saying: "We've f***ing burned through cash." We spent a billion pounds on players, more than any other European country.
"I'm not happy with where we're at; it doesn't sit well with me, and we need to fix it."
"You can't come to our training facility and say,'show me where that billion pounds is.'"
"I don't believe we've done a good job with the money we've spent in the past."
We've squandered a significant sum of money.
Fans at the meeting claimed Arnold confirmed United officials were in Barcelona to complete the purchase of £70 million-rated Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong, and that he had been "up for days" to complete the transaction.
Last season, fans raised banners and planned a walkout in protest, while the majority of spectators stayed in the stadium.
United supporters are enraged at the club's lack of activity in the transfer market, while arch rivals Liverpool and Manchester City have splashed the cash.
Bitter rivals Liverpool have beaten United to striker Darwin Nunez, who joined Jurgen Klopp's side from Benfica for £85.3 million.
Manchester City's squad has also been bolstered by the £51.4 million signing of superstar striker Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund.
Arnold, 51, maintains that incoming manager Erik ten Hag will have finances for a summer spending binge as the team tries to improve on last season's sixth-place position, which was their worst Premier League finish.
"This summer, the money that the manager and director of football want is there," Arnold remarked.
"Do you want me to acquire the players?" he asked, addressing Woodward directly. "Doesn't it sound familiar?" We've got to do something, we've got to bring investors in for the future, for investing in a new stadium and other things like that, for a £250 million training facility.
"I need that to do what I want for the club - I need more money than I currently have."
He also reminded fans that the Glazers must inject more cash, saying: "The money has to come from someplace, you may not like them, but if you want someone else to come in, they have to come from somewhere."
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Richard Arnold, the CEO of Manchester United, met with protesters in a pub.
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