Solskjaer will scoop £1million-plus bonus if Man Utd qualify for Champions League

By our reporter On Jun 13, 2020 0

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could land a seven-figure bonus by leading Manchester United to the Champions League in the next few weeks.

The Old Trafford chief’s contract has various incentives, including one for restoring the club into Uefa’s top competition.

Solskjaer is believed to earn less than half of the £15million a year that his predecessor Jose Mourinho raked in.

But the Norwegian can make up some of the difference by hitting targets.

And the 47-year-old still has a good chance of claiming the cash for reaching the Champions League going into Project Restart next week.

When the Premier League was halted back in mid-March, his Red Devils were in fifth place — three points behind Chelsea in fourth.

Their first two matches after the restart are against rivals for the top places — Tottenham and Sheffield United.

Beyond that, though, they have a favourable run-in and are on an 11-match unbeaten run.

Even if they miss out in the Premier League, they are among the favourites to land a spot by winning the Europa League.

But Man Utd’s return suffered something of a dent on Friday as they lost one of their two friendlies with West Brom.

Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba were paired together for the first time – but that happened to be the one-hour game they lost.

Fernandes scored and missed a penalty in the 2-1 defeat.

United’s first competitive game back will be a trip to Tottenham, with Spurs also losing their friendly with Norwich 2-1 on Friday.