The worth of Manchester United's qualification to Champions League
Sports
By
Mirror
| Aug 27, 2015
Manchester United's thumping win over Club Brugge in the Champions League play-offs could be worth over £40m by the time the season finishes in May.
Louis van Gaal's side backed up their 3-1 success at Old Trafford last week with a 4-0 rout of their opponents in Belgium on Wednesday night.
A Wayne Rooney hat-trick and a solitary Ander Herrera goal sent the Red Devils through to Thursday's group stage draw with an emphatic 7-1 aggregate scoreline.
By merely negotiating the two-legged tie with Brugge, United have earned £9.92m for reaching the group stage.
A further £6.4m is on offer, depending on performances, in the group stage, with another £3.9m to be won for advancing to the last 16.
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If United repeat their achievement from two seasons ago by reaching the quarter-final stage, they will gain a further £4.3m.
Reaching the last four would see United earn an extra £5m, with the winners of May's San Siro showpiece earning another £10m.
United will also receive even more money from television rights, with the amount they gain dependent on how far they go in the competition.