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Manchester United has uploaded seasonal ticket prices for the 2025-26 campaign in five percent in the last attempt of Sir Jim Ratcliffe to increase income.
United confirmed the increase, an average of £ 2.50 per ticket, in a statement on Monday.
In another important change, the seats close to shelters will become hospitality “to reflect the high value of this location” in a movement that reflects people like Barcelona and Chelsea.
It is the third consecutive campaign in which the club has increased the cost of a seasonal ticket by five percent, after 11 years of freezing.
Prices have frozen for children under 16, while concessions are also restored for younger and older fans after criticism during the mid -season walk to £ 66 per ticket for the seats to the matches that had not yet been sold.
United will also have seasonal ticket holders actually fine £ 10 if they do not list their seat to resell within 14 days after the game, and the club also confirmed that the games next season will be placed in categories for members and concessions.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has increased ticket prices again for Manchester United fans in unpopular movement
United season ticket holders will charge five percent more for their seats next season
The change will allow the club to charge higher prices for matches against the tastes of Liverpool and Manchester City.
Ratcliffe, 72, had confirmed in a recent interview with Gary Neville that there would be a “modest” increase and that the five percent increase is less than what followers feared.
But he has ignored the calls of the club's admirers advisor and the fan forum to freeze prices.
“We, the Manchester United fans advisory council, we strongly advoc for a general price freezing for the 2025/26 season, one that we feel was justified due to current circumstances,” said the FAB in a statement.
'While we did not obtain the freezing we argue, we felt relieved that the club has been persuaded to limit the increases to the same percentage increase as the recent seasons, and we are pleased to freeze prices for our younger fans.
'We also share our concerns about policy changes and advise against any immediate change without consultation, including minimum use, categorization, concessions and relocations.
'However, we welcome the renovated club commitment not to make future changes without consultation with fans, including Must, FAB and the Fans forum.
“We recognize that the main leadership of the club, including Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Omar Berrada, were made available throughout the process and the club was well informed of fans' feelings when making their decisions.”
The CEO of Man United, Omar Berrada, admitted that the increase would be “unwanted” for supporters
Berrada said that the increase was 'to compensate for continuous increases in operating costs' after Ratcliffe said surprisingly last week that the club could have been broken at Christmas without its series of brutal cuts, including the elimination of 450 jobs.
“Prices remain significantly lower than a decade ago when they are adjusted for inflation, and at levels similar to pairs clubs in the northwest of England,” said United CEO.
'We understand that any price increase is not welcome, especially for a period of low performance in the field, and we listened carefully to the strong arguments presented by the FAB in favor of a freezing.
'However, the club has decided that it would not be correct to maintain prices without changes while the costs increase and the club continues to face financial problems. We have maintained the increase in the lowest possible level and protect our youngest season ticket holders of any increase, while guaranteeing that the club remains strong enough to invest in improving the team.
“Our general strategy is to generate tickets at levels that have each seat full for each game, maximizing the support for the team and providing a variety of options for different fans, including concessions for our young and old followers.”
The announcement occurs a little more than a week after thousands of United fans protested against the Glazer and Ratcliffe family before clash with Arsenal.
More to follow.
