Manchester United lost the Europa League final and directly earned 5 million less! The potential loss is hundreds of millions, and the hard days are ahead

Manchester United lost 1-0 to Tottenham in the Europa League final, not only losing the trophy, but also losing a lot of "money"! Brennan Johansen scored the only goal when he headed in a cross to Luke Shaw before stabbing it into the back of the net to decide the game.

This goal not only missed Manchester United out of the first European trophy since 2017, but also a large amount of prize money was wasted. The winner of the Europa League will receive £10.95 million, while the runners-up will only £5.9 million, a full £5 million less.

However, this is still a small amount, and the real pain for United will be missing out on qualification for next season's Champions League. The winner of the Europa League can go straight to the group stage, which means £15.7 million in entry money. Not only that, but there are also rewards for wins and draws, with each league stage win worth £1.77 million and a draw worth £590,000 in this season's Champions League. Reaching the last 16 of the Champions League will also earn £9.3 million. In addition, an additional £232,000 will be awarded for each place up the league stage. There are also eight group stage matchday earnings, which is not a small sum given Old Trafford's capacity of 75,000 men.

According to calculations, the potential income of Premier League teams participating in the Champions League could be as high as more than £85 million. But none of this has anything to do with Manchester United, who will not even qualify for the Europa League and UEFA Europa League next season, and are 16th in the Premier League, closer to qualification for the Championship than for Europe. The last time United missed a European competition was 10 years ago in 2014/15.

Manchester United's potential losses are even more, with The Times revealing that Manchester United's 10-year, £900 million sponsorship contract for Adidas' new shirt comes into effect in 2025, meaning £10 million will be deducted from the sponsorship fee as long as they fail to qualify for the Champions League in one season. After the defeat to Tottenham, this clause has been activated.

It also means that the potential loss in revenue from Manchester United's 1-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur amounted to £100 million. The only consolation for Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the Glazer family in the stands is that United have earned at least £26.6 million in this season's Europa League final.

Another project that could "save money" for Manchester United is the "Champions League clause" in many players' contracts. Once United do not qualify for the Champions League, most players will need to take a pay cut of around 25%. However, the Red Devils have not played in the Champions League this season, so the player has already taken a pay cut and will only maintain the status quo next season.

According to British media, Manchester United's internal staff are worried that "hard times are still to come", and missing the European competition may make Rajue choose to lay off again. Previously, he had already laid off more than 450 club employees in two batches. It is worth mentioning that Fergus, who watched the game at the San Mamés Stadium, has completed his last away job as a Manchester United ambassador, and according to previous negotiations with Rachel, he will retire at the end of the season, which will save Manchester United £2.16 million in wages.

In March, Manchester United announced that they would replace Old Trafford with a new £2 billion stadium with 100,000 seats, meaning the club will be on budget for a long time to come. According to the British media, Rajue will only give an initial transfer fee of 100 million pounds, and Ruben Amorim will have to rely on the sale of existing players such as Rashford, Antony, Sancho and even Garnacho and Kobe Mayno if he wants to buy more new signings this summer.