MANCHESTER UNITED’S exit from the Champions League has cost the club millions in revenue.
The Red Devils crashed out of the Champions League last night following their 1-0 defeat to Bayern Munich.
Their failure to even get a point means they finished bottom of their group and won’t even be heading into the Europa League.
Without even accounting for the bump they would have received in TV revenue if they had reached the final, United will miss out on the £45million in prize money they would have received if they had reached the final.
While reaching the final was incredibly unlikely given the side’s struggles this season, The Telegraph report that United were accounting for at least reaching the quarter finals this season.
By not reaching the quarters, United have lost out on a potential income of £27m.
The club would have stood to receive around £8.2million in matchday income across the two home knockout ties plus £19.5million in prize money.
While the Europa League isn’t anywhere near as lucrative, United stood to receive £7.4million in prize money were they to drop into and win the competition.
United’s European exit could see them offload surplus squad players in January given they will no longer need such a large squad.
Exiled winger Jadon Sancho and attacking midfielder Donny van de Beek look nailed on to leave this window with Van de Beek attracting interest from Frankfurt and LaLiga leaders Girona.
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Raphael Varane, Casemiro and Anthony Martial could all also leave if decent offers come in.
But United will be heavily limited in terms of incomings in January.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s 25 per cent stake in the club still requires Premier League verification which will take between four and eight weeks.
