The Europa League title not only helps Man United win another title this season but also a place in the UEFA Champions League in the 2017-2018. The bonus from this title certainly cannot be equal to the UEFA Champions League, but if they fail, the financial losses will be quite large.
All players with a salary of over 20,000 pounds/week will have their income cut by 25% if they cannot defeat Ajax Amsterdam. The two young players, Timothy Fosu-Mensah and Axel Tuanzebe, will not be affected by this policy because their salaries are under 20,000 pounds/week.
The total amount of money lost by Man United players will fall around £38 million. In particular, their four new signings in the summer of 2016 alone, Ibrahimovic, Mkhitaryan, Eric Bailly and Paul Pogba, will be deducted a total of £9 million.
Last season, also due to not being able to qualify for the UEFA Champions League, 22 first-team Man United players lost a total of 28 million pounds. They have only finished 5th in the Premier League in 2015-2016, behind Leicester, Arsenal, Tottenham and Man City.
If they cannot participate in the most prestigious arena in the old continent, the contract between the "Red Devils" and the Adidas shirt sponsor will also be affected. According to the contract between the two sides, the value of 75 million pounds of sponsorship in each season will be cut by 30%, equivalent to 22.5 million pounds.
Conversely, if they win in Sweden, Rooney and his teammates will receive a 25% salary increase. The 2016-2016-year Europa League final between Ajax Amsterdam and Man United will take place at Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden at 1:45 a.m. on May 25, Vietnam time.
