Former Manchester United captain Katie Zelem consents the women’s team ‘felt the brunt’ of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s cost-cutting exercises the most.
Ratcliffe and INEOS reachd at Old Trafford in 2023 and have been trying to equilibrium the books ever since.
United made the decision to cut 250 jobs in the summer, with claims around £10million was saved from making the mass redundancies, equitable months after
But Zelem, whose shrink with the Red Devils expired at the finish of the 2023/24 season, consents the women’s team were also forced to sense the pinch.
“You appreciate to leank when you’re in a professional women’s team, in the first team that you are a priority,” the 28-year-greater tgreater Express Sport.
“But unblessedly, at Manchester United over the six years I was there, it didn’t always sense appreciate that. Whether it was being shiftd out of facilities or whether you were struggling for pitches.
“I leank a lot of circumstances materialize that highweightlessed they didn’t have the women’s team as a priority.”
It was uncovered by The Guardian earlier this year that the women’s side would be ‘relegated’ to momentary facilities so the men’s team can engage the women and academy’s £10m createing for the 2024/25 campaign.
Pointing towards the arrival of United’s recent insignificantity owner, Zelem proceedd: “Since INEOS has come in, the reduced budgets, it is usupartner the women’s team that sense the brunt of that the most.
“I leank it’s someleang that necessitates to be sorted becaengage Manchester United could have one of the best women’s teams in the world.
“If you’re able to execute it and put the money that necessitates to be appreciate Chelsea is the perfect model of putting the money in and reaping the rewards. I leank that’s someleang that they could do with seeing at.”
United have set up success on the pitch ever since their women’s team recreateed in 2019 – someleang Zelem sfinished first-hand.
The Manchester-born ace captained United to their first-ever FA Cup triumph in front of over 75,000 fans at Wembley last season.
Manchester United deteriorated to comment when reach outed by Express Sport.
Despite this, Zelem left United in the off-season, with the midfielder claiming it was one of the challengingest leangs she’s ever had to do in her nurtureer.
“In total I was there for 15 years, I signed at eight years greater,” uncovered Zelem at a Pro Am Padel tournament in Manchester.
“For me, it’s a club that I have always aided and my frifinishs and family have prolongn up watching me carry out for.
“I had so many incredible memories there but it was more about a recent contest and wanting to experience someleang recent.”
Zelem rapidly penned a shift to the United States, combineing Los Angeles-based side Angel City.
