Club set to earn record fee for documentary, while Amorim’s new job could save them close to £10m in severance payment
Manchester United will open their doors to an Amazon All or Nothing documentary next season.
It is understood that this will generate a record fee for a documentary for the club and provide a further boost to their finances.
The series will follow the men’s first team under Michael Carrick throughout the season, while also covering the club’s women’s and academy sides. Cameras will be installed from the beginning of pre-season.
After long deliberations, United have decided the timing is right to grant filmmakers unprecedented access to the club. Discussions over a documentary project had previously taken place during Ruben Amorim’s tenure, but the club opted against proceeding at that stage because the team was still at the earliest stage of their rebuild.
United will now join a list of Premier League clubs to have hosted a documentary series, following similar productions involving Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham.
Toby Craig, the club’s chief communications officer, said the documentary would allow supporters worldwide to gain insight into the inner workings of one of football’s most globally followed institutions.
“Now is the right time to open our doors, so that for the first time our fans around the world can see behind the scenes of a club which means so much to so many people,” the club’s chief communications officer Toby Craig said.
In further boost to United’s finances the club are also set to benefit from Ruben Amorim’s imminent return to management. The former head coach is poised to take charge of Milan after reaching an agreement with the Serie A club.
Amorim is expected to replace Massimiliano Allegri on a two-year contract with the option of a third season. His appointment in Italy will significantly reduce United’s obligations under the severance package they are liable to pay following his dismissal in January.
The club had been due to pay a compensation settlement worth £16.7m to Amorim and his coaching staff, but his return to employment is expected to save United between £8m and £9m.
