Man United stars and Michael Carrick fear 'leaks' and 'hacks' from deal they 'will hate' - expert
Michael Carrick "will hate" the intrusion caused by Manchester United's agreement to be part of Amazon's All or Nothing documentary next season.
That is according to former Everton chief executive Keith Wyness, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, who believes that the newly-appointed manager will have had little say in the deal being struck.
This comes after the Red Devils announced a record-breaking agreement with Amazon earlier this week, with the behind-the-scenes documentary now set to go ahead.
Wyness is adamant that the documentary presents a major problem for Carrick and his staff when it comes to their plans for next season, given the level of access that it will get.
Amazon have previously produced their All or Nothing programme on Manchester City, Tottenham and Arsenal, but their deal with United is understood to be the biggest so far.
The programme gives fans around the world the chance to see the inner workings of top Premier League clubs at all levels, but it can cause plenty of issues for a manager.
Michael Carrick unable to block Man United's 'relentless commerical machine'
Everton’s former chief Wyness – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – believes that Carrick lacked the power to be able to stand up to the club hierarchy when it came to agreeing the deal.
Wyness is clear that the documentary will have a hugely positive commercial impact for the club, but added that Carrick may have been unable to get his feelings across given that he is new to the job.
Speaking in the latest edition of Football Insider's Inside Track podcast, the Scottish businessman suggested that a stronger manager may have been able to prevent the deal.
"I think Carrick will hate it. And I think he would only have done it because he's not in that stronger position. He's only just come in the door," Wyness said.
"If it had been a Jose Mourinho, he may have said, ' No, I'm not going to do it'. But United are this relentless commercial machine. He's been told this is what he's going to do. I don't think he's had that much say in it, is my guess.
"We've all seen technical breaches, things leak by mistake, hacking, all sorts of things can happen. So it does present a problem. But I think Carrick and the squad will not be happy about it, to be honest.
"Amazon have got to be pretty sensitive to what they're doing, and I'm sure they will be. But there'll be points of friction. But of course, that's what the TV cameras are trying to capture."
How much will Man United get from Amazon deal?
Wyness told Football Insider earlier this week that United stand to earn an initial sum of £20million from their deal with Amazon.
He also added that viewership-based add-ons could easily take the club's payday up to the £25m mark, based on his experience of negotiations in this field.
He noted that the global exposure that the show will bring United is also likely to generate much more money as a knock-on effect.
Wyness is clear over the fact that Carrick and the squad will be heavily disrupted by the film crews, but the club clearly feel that they commercial benefits outweigh the potential sporting issues.