With morale low at the club, the Guardian has been told that the email has not been received positively by some employees who are concerned about losing their positions due to Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s decision to make up to another 200 redundancies.
Last week, the Guardian reported that United are to slash their scouting department, which currrently has about 80 staff, and will have a meeting with all employees on Monday to clarify any questions about the state of the club.
Manchester United employees have been warned that they are committing “gross misconduct” if they leak confidential information by the chief executive, Omar Berrada, with staff potentially losing their jobs if found guilty of doing so.
Berrada sent an email, which has been seen by the Guardian, to all staff on Monday and indicated the club has launched an investigation into leaks.
He said: “In the meantime we will continue to keep you informed at the earliest opportunity of both the challenges we face and the steps we continue to take as we move the club forward and work towards Project 150 [a 21st title in 2028].
