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Jan 30, 2023 6 tweets 2 min read
Manchester United have assembled a brilliant group of young players who are now members of the first team. It’s gone largely unnoticed in the footballing community, but the below list is registered first-team members and doesn’t include any out on loan.

#MUFC | @ManUtd

👇🏻 • Kobbie Mainoo, 17
• Alejandro Garnacho, 18
• Zidane Iqbal, 19
• Teden Mengi, 20
• Anthony Elanga, 20
• Facundo Pellistri, 21
• Antony, 22
• Jadon Sancho, 22
• Tyrell Malacia, 23
• Diogo Dalot, 23

Impressive youth development and smart signings. The future is bright.
Jul 21, 2022 8 tweets 2 min read
The financial situation at @FCBarcelona explained in a short 🧵

Many people question how they continue to sign players, despite swimming in debt and owing staff a small fortune. While completely laughable in it's own right, there is a method behind it all - albeit risky!

#MUFC The club have had noted financial issues since before the pandemic which inevitably led to the loss of their favourite son, Lionel Messi.

They're essentially climbing through debt after spending more than they brought in. Despite this debt, they continue to recruit. How?
Jun 26, 2022 17 tweets 4 min read
The situation with the Glazers and the dividends at #manutd explained 🧵

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you'll know that £11 million has been taken from the club in dividends. How are they doing this and what are the implications? I'm going to highlight all ⬇️ To begin with, we need to look at revenue. For those of you who are unaware of what this is, it’s essentially the total income generated by the sale of goods or services relating to a company’s operations. Manchester United generates money, or at least it used to ⬇️