come back when you actually know something rather than just guessing
Its HIGHLY unlikley that all the players who arrive on brand new contracts will be on the same wages that the likes of Vidic and Evra and Rio have been getting after 6 - 10 years at the club.
Of course there will be high profile players who may or may not sign in the summer, but there may well also be those high profile youngsters who need to show they deserve to play for Utd and deserve the pay that goes with that high profile attention etc and so wont be on as high weekly /annual wages.
Wages are below 60% of revenue , and thats before the huge increases in TV deals, shirt sponsorship / kit deals which will kick in within 18 months.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26154440
You think it's highly unlikely that new players will sign for the amount they are on? Fellaini is back up quality at best and is on what Evra is on(more or less), Mata is a good player and is on more. To look at actual evidence of players signed already and then suggest most players will sign for less than Evra-Rio is frankly, nuts.
Mata on 140k a week, Fellaini... I mean Fellaini is apparently on around 90k and he's no where near good enough. Then lets point out that I didn't say every player who signs will make what Vidic/Rio do, I will happily say that many players you sign in the next 2-3 years will make significantly more. For instance, Mata is making more, RVP is making more. Those are the quality of players Utd actually need to improve.
As for youngsters needing to prove how much they are worth.... lol. Hazard, the reason you didn't get Hazard, was money. Chelsea offered more. If you try and sign the next Hazard, and you offer 50-100k because Utd think that player has to prove himself before getting a big wage.... but 4 other clubs offer the big wage upfront, what does history tell you?
If Utd consistently offer less cash than other clubs, they'll simply sign no quality players.
Top notch players today are signing for 200k a week, hot prospects like Hazard are signing for 160-180k a week, players like Fellaini are making 90k a week. Yet vidic/rio are apparently around the 110k mark, Evra around the 95k mark.... Welbeck, utterly useless, signed for 85k, he's, incredibly generously, a squad player, on very very close to what Evra is on. Times change.
I would say the majority of first team players Utd need to be signing will be signing for more than Vidic/Rio are on, not the minority. Only the proper youngsters(<18) or experienced/squad players, IE not first teamers, will be signing for less.
As for wages being 60% of wages, yes, I'm not sure what you're point is, you made a minor loss in the quarter ending September. Wages are the biggest, but not only cost for clubs. Despite wages only being 60% of the clubs revenue, you made a loss.
With the new commercial deals, I'd expect Utd to effectively be right where they are now financially in 2-3 years. Another 100mil coming in, increased wages across the board.
Every new player you sign knows about the incoming commercial deals, they know how much money Utd will be bringing in two years from now, and they'll negotiate for a piece of the pie.
Vidic and those guys are the better value players you have in the squad(or where when available and at their best). The guys you are losing all signed when 100k a week was still huge for most players, now it's borderline average for a half decent player in terms of top 4 clubs.