MANCHESTER UNITED boss Michael Carrick has reportedly spent a cool £1.6million to buy up a street of properties near where he grew up.
The 44-year-old has enjoyed quite a start to life as interim United manager when his side stunned rivals Manchester City in his first game in charge on Saturday.
But his new job wasn’t the only business the Wallsend native has made in recent months, it seems, after he acquired a row of properties in nearby Tynemouth, per reports from the Mail.
The purchase is made up of five properties on Front Street, a village-style shopping street leading to Tynemouth’s iconic beaches.
The buys, made late last year, include both commercial and residential properties.
One property in the deal is a children’s clothing shop named Children of the Revolution, which closed its doors last month after almost two decades of operation due to rising costs.
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Carrick has taken out mortgages on the properties through Carras Media Ltd, helmed by him and his wife Lisa.
It has been a whirlwind few months for the former England midfielder, who began his career in management as a caretaker at United following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer‘s departure in 2021.
He went unbeaten in three games before making way for Ralf Rangnick, before landing at Middlesbrough the following October.
He impressed with his top-half finishes with the outfit, but once again found himself out of a job after an underwhelming finish at the end of the 2024-25 season.
But now he has been given another chance at Old Trafford, being given until the end of the season to steady the ship following Ruben Amorim‘s chaotic tenure.
His appointment rubbed some United fans the wrong way, with Roy Keane expressing his concern over the decision to appoint him in the role.
He said: “Look at Michael Carrick, whatever his remit was at Middlesbrough, I’m pretty sure it was to probably get promoted.
“He didn’t do that. So you could say he failed there. But it doesn’t mean to say he’s a bad manager. Obviously, that was a difficult job.”
But if there was ever a way to settle into a new job, it would be by shocking rivals City in front of an Old Trafford crowd.
Even Keane changed his tune after the result, saying: “Credit where it’s due, absolutely fantastic. Let’s judge it over the next few months.
“The key is now to get momentum into this team, belief, no other distractions, focus on the league matches. There are quality players, we know that.”
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