Ruben Amorim has paid for 30 Manchester United staff members and their families to attend the Europa League final, talkSPORT understands.
Coaches, physios and the support team were told that they would have to pay for their own tickets if they wanted to be at the showpiece match in Bilbao.
The Red Devils face fellow Premier League side Tottenham in Spain on May 21, with a spot in next season’s Champions League up for grabs for the winner.
Man United’s hierarchy have conducted a number of unpopular cost-cutting measures that includes up to 200 redundancies at Old Trafford, and have made two tickets for Bilbao available for staff to purchase rather than fund a complimentary trip to the final.
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It’s suggested the decision has been made to help supporters purchase as many tickets as possible from the club’s 15,000 allocation for the game at the Estadio San Mames.
Meanwhile, players have only been allocated two tickets each while family members and friends will not have their travel costs covered.
But Amorim, who brought several members of staff from Sporting Lisbon over to England when he first took charge of Man United last November, is paying for their attendance out of his own pocket.
The support team includes low-paid members of staff and talkSPORT understands Amorim has done this as a gesture of reward and recognition for their contribution and commitment during a difficult six months at the club.
It’s also understood that Amorim would fund the cost to ensure that every staff member could take up to two friends or family.
In contrast, Paris Saint-Germain announced they’d pay for all 600 of their staff members to be at the Champions League final against Inter Milan on May 31.
What’s been a dismal campaign will end happily for either Man United or Tottenham as they eye Europa League glory.
Man United and Spurs are 16th and 17th in the Premier League table respectively, meaning winning the Europa League is their only hope of European football next term.
