‘Absolutely plausible’ – Man United’s end-of-season plan for Ruben Amorim revealed
Man United’s decision-making process when it comes to Ruben Amorim’s future has been affected by their lack of European football.
That is the view of football finance expert Dr Dan Plumley, who told Football Insider exclusively that the Red Devils are expecting to see a drop in their revenue.
The club’s accounts show a rise in revenue in the 2024-25 period, netting a record-breaking £666.5million.
However, Man United have debts of over £1.1billion, and despite their strong revenue numbers, the club still posted a net loss of £33m.
Furthermore, Man United’s 1-0 loss to Tottenham in the Europa League final last season saw the 20-time champions of England miss out on European football, which will likely factor into their decision-making with current manager Amorim.
Man United to wait till end of 2025-26 season to sack Ruben Amorim
Speaking to Football Insider exclusively, Plumley explained that with revenue set to drop, and without the boost to finances from playing on the continent, it would be no surprise to see United wait until the end of the season to sack Amorim to avoid paying out a sizeable lump sum in compensation.
“Absolutely plausible,” the finance expert said when asked if the Red Devils may wait to part ways with their manager.
“And that’s when you kind of get underneath the surface of the numbers because it’s absolutely right, they’ve got no European football at all to offset any of that cost this season.
“We know they’ve looked to streamline costs, we’ve seen their approach over the last year or so. They’ve got some big earners off the wage bill this summer.
“If you kind of roll that scenario through, and his contracts until 2027, if we get into the end of the season in 2026, then there’s only a year left on that contract, so any compensation fee becomes lower.
“It’s absolutely relevant to the time and the context within which we’re talking, and no European football is a huge factor in that.
“Despite the fact that they’ve turned over record revenues, they’re expecting that to drop in the next quarters and the next year because of no European football, so it’s a huge factor when you look at it financially.”
Lack of success impacting United’s sponsorship deals
Not only have the club missed out on sizeable income boosts due to their failure to qualify for Europe, but they have also been penalised by their sponsors.
After failing to qualify for the Champions League, Man United were deducted £10m from their £90m-a-year sponsorship deal with Adidas.
The club reacted by taking their players abroad for a post-season tour of Asia that recouped most, if not all of those funds.
However, United are also currently without a training kit partner after their £20m-a-year Tezos deal came to an end in the summer.