The aftermath of the restructuring? Even the team doctor resigned...It's just a coincidence
Mar 12, 2025
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British daily newspaper Daily Mail reported on the 12th (Korea time) 'Gary Audriskol, head of the Manchester United medical team, will leave the team after 18 months. Jim Maxon, who served as the first team doctor for the past two years, has also decided to leave the club.
O'Driscoll is a 14-year veteran of Arsenal. He was expected to join Manchester United in September 2023 and contribute to managing the team's condition. The Daily Mail quoted an official as saying that `he made the decision with the recognition that now is a good time to step down as he laid the foundation for change across Manchester United's medical team.'
Manchester United are constantly suffering from injury-induced power loss. The number of injuries last season alone reached 60. Ten players have also been excluded from the squad this season, including Lisandro Martinez, Ahmad Diallo, Luke Shaw, Mason Mount, Kobe Mainu, Manuel Ugarte, Lenny Yoro, Harry Maguire, Altai Vindir and Johnny Evans due to injuries.
The Daily Mail reported that `Audiscoll and Maxon plan to continue their roles for now until a replacement is found to prevent team operational lapses.'
Some have suggested that the resignations of the two may be related to Manchester United's recent financial problems.
Manchester United's current total debt is more than 1 billion pounds (about 1.8737 trillion won). This includes £300 million in transfer fees to other clubs. Last year, it spent 37 million pounds (about 69.3 billion won) solely on interest on debt. After the Glazer family from the United States acquired Manchester United in 2005, the goal deepened as they continued to invest excessively but failed to produce results.
James Ratcliffe, who became Manchester United's largest shareholder last year, underwent a restructuring. After laying off 250 employees earlier this year, it also recently announced plans to cut 200 more jobs. It has also decided to abolish lunch, which has been provided free of charge to club employees. It has been decided to raise the minimum ticket price for Old Trafford, the home stadium, to 66 pounds (about 120,000 won). "Manchester United could run out of cash by the end of the year even if they don't recruit players this summer," Ratcliffe said. The view is that this decision is eventually affecting the team beyond the front of the club.
A Manchester United official dismissed the link between recent problems and the resignation of medical staff as `just a coincidence.'
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
