#5 They’d be ‘buying’ a trophy
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In order to be a top club in modern day football, money is required and a lot of it at that. This does, however, make it all the more admirable when a side triumphs in an elite competition despite spending very little.
The £157 million spent by Manchester United at the start of the season may have paved a path to the Europa League semi-finals, but the money spent by the other three clubs at this stage of the competition – Celta Vigo (£6.97million), Ajax (£30.18 million) and Lyon (£22.53 million) – amounts to less than United’s pre-season splurge, even when added together and doubled.
One cannot help but help that there is no sense of financial fair play about this competition and that Manchester United have attained a slight advantage over the other clubs because of their ability to invest heavily in personnel. From a football connoisseur’s perspective, it would be a lot more refreshing to see a side less capable off the field winning the Europa League this term.
