The "Man Utd" team, trying to regain past glory, invites famous newcomers to join their ranks, and they are tempted by impressive salaries.
It is estimated that the seasonal average of player salaries for an English team reaches a whopping 5.77 million pounds sterling, guaranteeing Jose Mourinho's pupils the first place among all football clubs in the world.
Considering all sports branches, the Manchester team is only behind the Cleveland Cavaliers (6.54 million) in basketball, the MLB New York Yankees (5.81 million), and another NBA team, the Los Angeles Clippers (5.78 million).
Among the most generous football clubs on the planet, "Man Utd" surpasses "Barcelona" (5.64 million) and "Man City" (5.42 million) teams.
Within the English team are three players belonging to the top ten earners in world football.
They are Paul Pogba (5th place, 15.1 million pounds sterling), Wayne Rooney (8th, 13.5 million), and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (10th, 13 million).
The average salary in the Premier League is 2.4 million pounds sterling, nearly doubling the closest competitors - La Liga (1.2 million) and Serie A (1.1 million).
It is calculated that over the last 25 years, seasonal salaries in the strongest league in England have increased by 32 times - for example, the average in 1992-93 was 77 thousand pounds sterling.
During this period, "Man Utd" has increased expenses by 40 times - from 140 thousand pounds sterling.