Manchester United owner Joel Glazer says the club's transfer budget will not be impacted their debt.
The Americans have copped criticism from United supporters for increasing the club's debt by millions of pounds since taking over in 2005.
They also have continued to pay themselves dividend payments worth over £100 million during their tenure of ownership, but Joel Glazer defended their actions in a recent fan forum.
"I know this is a subject that a lot of people have a lot of different views on, but when we take things and look at things as a whole, we think that Manchester United is a very well run club," he said.
"We're able to spend with the top clubs throughout Europe, whether it's wages or transfer fees, we've been able to keep our ticket prices low, we've not increased them in over 10 years.
"We're able to pay a dividend but it's a modest proportion of our five to six hundred million pounds of revenue; it's less than three per cent of that.
"It has never stood in the way of us pursuing players or transfers on the pitch. We may have walked away from transfers at times because the other side wanted an outlandish number. And while it's easy to pay it that one time, it does have consequences.
"You do it once and the next person expects it, and then the next person expects it. And that's not good, ultimately, for the club. So, we think that we're able to accomplish all these things and still have a very, very successful club and invest, and do everything that's necessary for a club of our stature."
