Article by Aurelian Botezatu – published on Friday, September 12, 2025, 08:13 / Updated on Friday, September 12, 2025 08:13
Manchester United finished at the Premier League on 15 last season, and also lost the Europa League final, so he missed the 2025 – 2026 edition of European Cups.
Following the absence in Europe, Manchester United takes into account significant financial losses. And to recover at least some of the money, the club intends to involve the team in “Luxury” friendly, on the days when there will be stages of the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League.
Manchester United has only one match in the middle of the week until Christmas
Time has a beer. After they were also removed from the England League Cup, by Grimsby, the “devils” scheduled a single official match until Christmas: on December 3, against West Ham United, Old Trafford.
“Given that United could have eight days between the Premier League matches, apart from the three international autumn breaks, the semi-competitive friendships could offer the team to prepare for a higher quality football.
Could play against teams such as AC Milan, RB Leipzig, Lazio or Sevilla-which in turn failed to secure a place in European interclub competitions this season”, Reveals the tabloid The Sun.
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For example, “United could benefit from the additional income obtained from Milan matches in the United Arab Emirates.” Although it is only a small amount compared to the millions earned from the European cups, the money obtained from “friendly” could significantly contribute to the recovery of part of the losses suffered.
The “devils” generated about 9 million euros during their preseazo tournament in Asia and almost equalized this amount later, through the US trip.
“Manchester United could be in an excellent position to tick about half of this amount if they divided the winnings with Milan or an even higher share with any match with Leipzig or Lazio,” says the same The Sun.
Ruben Amorim, like Mircea Lucescu in the 1980s
The mentioned publication also writes that Amorim is thinking and taking his players in a series of relaxation trips during the season, during the extra leisure.
The Portuguese coach believes that the trips to the Algarve or even the Middle East would allow players to spend more time in each other's company and to strengthen their ties. At such a practice, Mircea Lucescu appealed to the national of Romania, in the 1980s.
