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Manchester United £65m reveal places huge significance on Europa League push

Last week saw Manchester United punch their ticket to the last 16 of the UEFA Europa League with a 2-0 win at Romanian side FCSB.

It rounded off the league phase of the revamped competition with United in third with a record of five wins and three draws, behind second placed Athletic Bilbao and table-topping Lazio. Tottenham Hotspur were a place back in fourth.

For United, and for co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS, returning the club to the top tier European knockout competition that is the Champions League is of paramount importance, and with the numbers involved it is easy to see why.

Barring a miraculous run of results, Manchester United won’t be making the top four this season and guaranteeing themselves Champions League football, but they could still qualify by virtue of winning the Europa League, although with big names such as Ajax, Lazio, Olympique Lyonnais, Athletic Bibao, Spurs and Eintracht Frankfurt all in the mix, it won’t be an easy task for a woefully out of sorts United, who have yet to turn a corner under boss Ruben Amorim.

With the league phase now done and dusted, the true financial benefit of United competing in the Europa League can be seen, with the club having achieved a little over £19million in attributed revenue. That comes from €450,000 (£370,000) per win, of which there were five, making it €2.25million (£1.9million), as well as three draws, which delivered a total of €450,000 (£370,000).

That comes on top of participation funds of €4.3million (£3.6million), and a league ranking qualification payment of €2.8million (£2.3million). Booking a spot in the last 16 brings in a further €1.75million (£1.5million).

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