Manchester United are planning a financially beneficial post-season tour of Malaysia that could see them earn £7.96m in revenue.
Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United took part in an increasingly common post-season tournament at the end of the 2023/24 season, facing each other in Melbourne, Australia, just three days after the end of the Premier League season.
According to AthleticsMan Utd are planning to do the same after the peak of the current season and will travel to Malaysia in a bid to maximize profits and comply with Premier League and UEFA financial fair play regulations.
Plans are still being finalized and no friendly opposition is currently known, but the Red Devils will visit Malaysia shortly after the end of the current season. The final round of Premier League fixtures will take place on May 25, with the Europa League and FA Cup finals coming before the top flight finishes. Ruben Amorim's team will host Aston Villa on the final day.
Man Utd there are plenty of players who could feature in international games during the June break, but the post-season tournament will end before those games are played. The Red Devils are too not competing in the revamped and expanded FIFA Club World Cup starting in mid-June.
Australian-based company TEG Sports, along with a local Malaysian promoter, are helping to organize the trip, with Man Utd club sources revealing that no plans have been finalized as things stand.
Man Utd have been desperately looking for ways to cut costs and raise funds since the arrival of minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who has even canceled the club's annual Christmas party for 2024 in an effort to reduce costs.
Ratcliffe recently increased his stake in Man Utd with a fresh cash injection. investing £79 million in the club which saw his share of ownership increase to 28.94%.