Premier League prize money: how much Man United and Man City could receive at the end of the season
Man City are battling for a Champions League spot, whereas Man United have all eyes on their Europa League run
Man United and Man City are in very different positions this season with regard to their targets. There is just five games left in the Premier League for both clubs. City are battling for a Champions League spot, and saw a major boost in their efforts in their last game, which was a 2-1 win against Aston Villa on Tuesday night. They need to finish in the top five to qualify for the CL next season.
United, on the other hand, are 14th in the Premier League table, and are focusing on the Europa League as their opportunity to get into the Champions League. They face a semi-final against Athletic Bilbao next week.
Every Premier League team receives around £95m simply for being in the top division, with extra prize money given for finishing in certain positions.
How much prize money could City win?
As things stand, Man City sit in third place, which is realistically the highest position that they would be likely to finish in as they are five points behind Arsenal in second place. Guardiola’s side could earn around £50.7m for finishing third, based on prize money tables of previous seasons, according to TeamTalk.
On top of their base amount of £95m, that would amount to a total of £145.7m for finishing third in the league this season. However, on top of that, they will get money due to qualifying for the Champions League too.
Each side in the Champions League gets £16m for being in the competition, with performance-based awards which depend on wins and draws in the league phase, progress to the Round of 16 and beyond, with the winner of the competition getting a total of £70m. Hypothetically, if City were to finish third and win the Champions League next season, they would get a total of over £215 million in windfall (£70m in the CL and £145m in the PL).
How much could Man United win?
United’s league position is much more of a concern as Ruben Amorim’s side are languishing in the bottom half of the table. Assuming that they finish 14th (their current position), United would earn around £19.7m according to previous seasons’ totals on top of their £95m base salary.
That would be a total of £114.7m for United in the Premier League next season, which could help fund part of their summer transfer business. But due to the precarious position with regards to Profit and Sustainability Rules, it likely means that they will need to sell a few names to generate more cash.
Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Antony are all expected to leave after their loan deals, with the likes of Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo reportedly among those who are options for United to sell this summer.