MANCHESTER UNITED co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has club legends in his sights during another round of brutal pay cuts.
United ambassadors – including greats Bryan Robson and Andy Cole – are set to see their salaries slashed.
The move comes just months after Sir Alex Ferguson was axed from his ambassador role with the club he managed for 26 years.
Ratcliffe has previously cancelled senior staff’s private cars, scrapped the annual Christmas party, and reduced lunch privileges on match days.
Job cuts at Old Trafford have also seen 250 personnel leave.
Sir Alex was removed from his £2million-a-year ambassadorial position in October.
He will still serve as a non-executive director and is welcome at matches.
According to talkSPORT, more United legends acting as ambassadors have now seen their salaries slashed.
Robson has been an official Global Ambassador for the Red Devils since 2011.
The longest-serving captain in the club’s history, Robson’s role sees him promote United around the globe.
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1999 treble winners Cole and Dennis Irwin are among those to see their pay slashed.
The fee for matchday ambassadorial duties can range from £500 to £1,000, per the report.
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Ratcliffe – who is worth £23.5billion – has recently raised ticket prices despite on-field turmoil at United.
SunSport exclusively revealed last month the Red Devils owner is slashing funding for a charity helping out former players.
The club previously gave £40,000 a year to the Association of Former Manchester United Players, which fears it will fold without the cash.
On the field, the Red Devils are languishing in the bottom half of the Premier League.
And new boss Ruben Amorim recently slammed his flops as “the worst team in Man Utd’s history.”
Following a 3-1 home loss to Brighton, Amorim raged: “We are being the worst team maybe in the history of Manchester United.
“I know you want headlines but I am saying that because we have to acknowledge that and change that. So there you go, your headline.
“In ten games in the Premier League we won two, I know that. Imagine this for a fan of Manchester United, imagine this for me.
“You are getting a new coach who is losing more than the last coach. Imagine that. We need to survive this moment. I know that.”
According to the talkSPORT report, United “declined to comment on contractual arrangements with their ambassadors and legends.”