Europa League final prize money: How much Manchester United or Tottenham will bank by winning in Bilbao tonight

Manchester United and Tottenham both have the chance to save their dismal seasons in the Europa League final tonight.

The Premier League rivals are set to meet in Bilbao with major silverware and a big chunk of money on the line.

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Ruben Amorim’s Man United breezed past Athletic Bilbao in the semi-finals, winning 7-1 on aggregate to reach the big game.

The Red Devils were joined in the final on the same night, as Tottenham also eased past their opponents, Bodo/Glimt.

Spurs backed up a 3-1 first leg win with a 2-0 victory and set up an all-English affair in a major European clash.

With both teams sitting 16th and 17th in the Premier League, Amorim and Ange Postecoglou are coming under huge pressure.

But winning the Europa League would save either side’s campaign, making this a pivotal night for both clubs and their managers.

And not only will victory bring a much-needed trophy, it will also come with a massive injection of cash…

Europa League prize money

In the Europa League final, Man United and Tottenham will be playing to claim the maximum reward of £10.95million.

That is almost double what the runners-up receive, with the losers in Bilbao taking home a prize of £5.9million.

The prize for winning the UEFA’s second-tier tournament is around half of the reward for winning the Champions League.

Champions League winners claim £21.1m, and Inter Milan will face Paris Saint-Germain, with the victor taking home that cash.

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Runners-up in Europe’s elite competition win £15m, so that’s almost triple what one of Man United and Spurs will get.

But progressing through each round of the Europa League has still significantly increased the payout for both United and Spurs.

Every team that made the League Phase received £3.6m each for simply qualifying for that stage of UEFA’s second tier.

Each win in the league handed a club £379,201, and each draw would see a reward of £126,400 be given out.

Those that automatically qualified for the knockout rounds received £505,000, while those that saw their journey end in the knockout round play-offs got £252,000.

Prize money then took a big jump for the round of 16, seeing those eliminated in that stage claim £1.47m.

Teams that lost in the quarter-finals took home £2.11m, missing out on an extra chunk by being eliminated.

A semi-final spot saw Man United and Spurs guarantee themselves a sum of £3.54m, but they will now be getting much more in the final.

All of these prizes are just below 40 per cent of the entire Europa League payouts, just focusing on performance-based criteria.

The rest of the money is split between clubs taking part, also taking into account any broadcasting revenue.

Europa League: Road to the final

Quarter-finals

• Lazio 3-1 Bodo/Glimt [2-3]
• Manchester United 5-4 Lyon [7-6]
• Frankfurt 0-1 Tottenham [1-2]
• Athletic Bilbao 2-0 Rangers [2-0]

Semi-finals

• Manchester United 4-1 Athletic Bilbao [7-1]
• Bodo/Glimt 0-2 Spurs [1-5]

Final – Wednesday, May 21

• Tottenham vs Manchester United

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