Skinner’s side spent £5.88m while Arsenal spent £11.3m
United face Bayern in Champions League on Wednesday
Manchester United’s wage bill was about half that of their Women’s Super League rivals Arsenal’s last season, their latest financial accounts have revealed, highlighting the stark contrast in spending at some of England’s biggest clubs as they prepare for a decisive night of European action.
United, who finished third in the WSL last season, four points behind second-placed Arsenal, face Bayern Munich in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday, while Arsenal travel to Chelsea, after they qualified for the competition with hugely different budgets.
The United players and staff earned £4.88m, up from £4.2m in 2023-24, and the club’s total wage bill including social security and pensions costs was £5.88m, up from £5m. Arsenal, the only other club among the WSL’s big four to have published their accounts, paid their players and staff £9.9m and their wage bill, including social security and pensions costs, reached £11.3m. United’s wage bill was far closer to that of fifth-placed Brighton, whose total was £5m.
