Paul Scholes has criticized Manchester United by stating that the club is 'begging a little' financially, despite having been known for many years as one of the richest football clubs.
Man United announced plans last week to build a new stadium of £ 2 billion and 100,000 places to take the club to the future, and Sir Jim Ratcliffe has discussed a new land.
But it comes at a time when morality around the club is low, with United fighting in 13th in the Premier League and fighting for any consistency or form in the early stages of the era of Ruben Amorim.
Worse, Ratcliffe himself gave an interview last week hitting five of his own players for not being good enough or paid by United.
However, for Scholes, there is clearly a level of doubt about whether what has really been promised will be delivered, defending the caution of fans in their optimism.
“It can be credulous sometimes, and believe what he (Sir Jim Ratcliffe) says, just because he has never heard anyone say anything before,” said Scholes, speaking about the debate of the fans of the superposition, brought to you Bet of heaven.
Paul Scholes has warned fans not to be gullible and suggested that Man United is 'begging'
Sir Jim Ratcliffe's offer to improve club finances saw that season ticket prices increased again
The club announced plans to build a new stadium of £ 2 billion of 200,000 places in five years
'You don't know how realistic it is, everything is in the air. The words are cheap, and we could say anything about anyone, you can say that in 10 years we will have the biggest and biggest stadium in the world, you can say anything!
“For a long time, they have called us the richest club in the world, but I feel that we are begging a little, but leaving and asking for the stadium and that we need £ 2 billion, and selling players to buy players.”
United plan to pay the stadium and the elements that benefit them directly, but depend on public financing for the rest of the project and a broader regeneration of the Old Trafford area, with Foreign Minister Rachel Reeves supporting the plans.
The Ratcliffe time in the club, just over a year, has been characterized by cuts and cost reduction measures, since the new property property seems to strengthen the financial situation in Old Trafford.
One of those themes that has proven to be an increasingly thorny theme is the price of club tickets.
It was revealed earlier this week that season ticket prices would rise again by 2025-26.
The club believes that the increase of approximately £ 2.50 per game is close to inflation levels and reflects its growing costs that cannot continue to absorb.
The prices of adult season tickets will now oscillate between £ 608 and £ 1,121. Young and senior tickets are lower, and United has also applied a 25 percent general concession for all OAP, some of which benefited from a 50 percent savings.
Ruben Amorim's side has fought for consistency and there are currently 13 in the Premier League
But the Manchester United supporters' trust said they were “disappointed” that the club ignored calls to freeze all prices.
You must raise concerns about plans to relocate fans sitting behind shelters in Old Trafford and sell their seats at higher prices in a new VIP area, and also collect ticket holders that are not seasonal by Premium games using a model categorization model.
They also challenged United during an increase in the minimum use requirement of seasonal ticket holders 16 of the Premier League games, the decision to impose a position of £ 10 on fans who sell their tickets to the club less than two weeks before the game, and a 15 percent increase in car parking charges.
United Executive President Omar Berrada said: 'We appreciate the loyal support and patients of our fans, and particularly our seasonal ticket holders representing the core of our support base at stake.
'We understand the importance of its support for the team and we have worked hard to create a price package that is fair and reasonable.
'After 11 consecutive pricing years, we increase prices by five percent during the last two seasons and we have the same to do the same for next season to compensate for continuous increases in operating costs.
'We understand that any price increase is not welcome, especially for a period of low performance in the field, and we listen carefully to the strong arguments presented by the FAB (fans advisory board) in favor of a freezing.
“However, the club has decided that it would not be correct to maintain prices without changes while the costs increase and the club continues to face financial problems.”