Gary Neville shares what he’s now heard about Manchester United and FFP this year

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Like most of the top clubs in England, the January window ended up being a bit of a damp squib for Manchester United.

Erik ten Hag used the window to ship out a lot of players on the fringes of things at Old Trafford.

Jadon Sancho headlined those departures, while Donny van de Beek, Facundo Pellistri and Hannibal Mejbri were among the other higher profile names to go.

In terms of incomings, there was nothing for United. The club did their business in the summer, signing expensive players like Mason Mount, Rasmus Hojlund and Andre Onana.

And speaking on Sky Sports this morning, United legend Gary Neville has shared a worrying update on the FFP situation at the club.

Gary Neville shares information on Manchester United and FFP restrictions

Speaking about the quiet window and how points deductions had put some clubs off spending further, Neville revealed that he knows United are right on the limit when it comes to breaching the regs.

“I think the main thing might be that FFP seems to be sort of hitting you know. I know Manchester United, a club that you would argue sort of spent hundreds of millions and have spent hundreds of millions, I know they’re on the edge of FFP. It’s not just the likes of Everton maybe and Nottingham Forest doing it near the bottom of the league at this moment in time they’re trying to play catch up it’s the clubs right at the very top and we’re having to to just move forward with a little bit more sort of caution,” Neville said.

Whether anything will change in the summer, remains to be seen. The summer window will see one accounting period drop off and with the new backing from INEOS and Jim Ratcliffe, there might be money to be spent for United.

However, with FFP catching up with teams and actual punishments being dished out now, clubs are looking over their shoulders a bit more.