{"id":42828,"date":"2025-04-23T03:49:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T03:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/42828\/"},"modified":"2025-04-23T03:49:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T03:49:15","slug":"revealed-how-man-united-earned-a-six-figure-sum-from-burnleys-promotion-to-the-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/42828\/","title":{"rendered":"Revealed: How Man United earned a six-figure sum from Burnley&#8217;s promotion to the Premier League"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Burnley beat Sheffield United on Monday to secure Premier League promotion\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>It was also good news for Old Trafford chiefs who received a financial boost<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailymail.lnk.to\/its-all-kicking-offDM\">LISTEN NOW: It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!<\/a> Ian Ladyman reveals who is to blame for Leicester&#8217;s relegation from the Premier League\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By DAVID KENT <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  13:30 EDT, 22 April 2025   |  Updated:  13:55 EDT, 22 April 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/burnley\/index.html\" id=\"mol-db51f281-1f9e-11f0-9a76-8d8041236570\" rel=\"noopener\">Burnley<\/a> will return to the <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/premierleague\/index.html\" id=\"mol-db548a90-1f9e-11f0-9a76-8d8041236570\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> next season after Monday&#8217;s 2-1 victory over <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/sheffield-utd\/index.html\" id=\"mol-db528ec0-1f9e-11f0-9a76-8d8041236570\" rel=\"noopener\">Sheffield United<\/a> secured an automatic promotion spot for <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/scott-parker\/index.html\" id=\"mol-db53ee50-1f9e-11f0-9a76-8d8041236570\" rel=\"noopener\">Scott Parker<\/a>&#8216;s side.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Clarets have bounced back from last season&#8217;s relegation from the top flight\u00a0\u2014 and the departure of\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/vincent-kompany\/index.html\" id=\"mol-db546380-1f9e-11f0-9a76-8d8041236570\" rel=\"noopener\">Vincent Kompany<\/a> to <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/bayern-munich\/index.html\" id=\"mol-db51f280-1f9e-11f0-9a76-8d8041236570\" rel=\"noopener\">Bayern Munich<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 with a campaign in which they have lost just twice in the league. Burnley&#8217;s victory over the Blades also secured <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/leeds-united\/index.html\" id=\"mol-db5240a0-1f9e-11f0-9a76-8d8041236570\" rel=\"noopener\">Leeds<\/a> United&#8217;s return to the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But Monday&#8217;s celebrations were not just limited to Turf Moor and Elland Road as <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/manchester-united\/index.html\" id=\"mol-db5267b0-1f9e-11f0-9a76-8d8041236570\" rel=\"noopener\">Man United<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; a great rival of both Burnley and Leeds &#8211; also benefited amid the promotion party, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Burnley&#8217;s promotion has triggered a clause in the deal which saw\u00a0Hannibal Mejbri join the Clarets from Man United last summer with <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sistoney67\/status\/1914629865430471058\">BBC Sport reporting <\/a>that a\u00a0\u2018six-figure sum\u2019 will now be added to the transfer fee.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The 22-year-old was signed for an initial transfer fee of \u00a35.4million, potentially rising to \u00a39.4m with add-ons such as the promotion clause. With Burnley always one of the favourites to go up, it was a smart move from Man United which is now paying dividends.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Hannibal has been one of Parker&#8217;s key men this season and\u00a0played the entire 90 minutes of Monday&#8217;s win, even drawing the foul from Anel Ahmedhodzic that allowed Josh Brownhill to settle the game from the penalty spot.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-4563d228adc800e9\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/97535505-0-Scott_Parker_s_Burnley_earned_Premier_League_promotion_after_bea-a-18_1745341999577.jpg\" height=\"411\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Scott Parker's Burnley earned Premier League promotion after beating Sheffield United 2-1\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Scott Parker&#8217;s Burnley earned Premier League promotion after beating Sheffield United 2-1<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-4b5764fafd6d17a7\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/97535519-0-The_Clarets_return_to_the_top_flight_at_the_first_time_of_asking-a-23_1745342270330.jpg\" height=\"385\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Hannibal Mejbri (right) enjoys the moment as the Clarets celebrate their return to the top flight\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Hannibal Mejbri (right) enjoys the moment as the Clarets celebrate their return to the top flight<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-fcb73e3f4a5f6977\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/97564973-0-image-m-24_1745342315679.jpg\" height=\"612\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The clause in Hannibal's sale could give manager Ruben Amorim a little more spending money\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The clause in Hannibal&#8217;s sale could give manager Ruben Amorim a little more spending money<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But it&#8217;s not all been plain sailing for the Burnley star this season. In February, he <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-14508241\/Preston-Milutin-Osmajic-charged-FA-racism.html\" rel=\"noopener\">accused Preston&#8217;s\u00a0Milutin Osmajic\u00a0of making a racist comment<\/a> during the clubs&#8217; 0-0 draw in the Championship.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Just two weeks after that incident, Parker decided to rest Hannibal for the FA Cup fifth-round tie against Preston explaining that he was doing it for the player&#8217;s own benefit\u00a0but admitted he rued the choice as Hannibal is \u2018vitally important\u2019 to what Burnley do.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Tunisian, who scored against Norwich last week to put Burnley on the brink of promotion,\u00a0has 36 appearances in all competitions and earned himself a reunion with Ruben Amorim&#8217;s side.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">And there is even a chance he could be lining up for the Red Devils next year as his transfer to Burnley included a buy-back clause in the deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Man United are keen to bolster their ranks after a disappointing Premier League campaign which sees the club sitting in 14th place with only five matches to play.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">They plan to wrap up \u00a392.5million-worth of business for Matheus Cunha and Liam Delap as quickly as possible this summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Man United intend to trigger the release clauses of \u00a362.5m for Cunha at Wolves and \u00a330m for Delap at Ipswich to sign both players once the transfer window opens on June 1.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-8e949642811efa92\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/97564901-0-image-a-20_1745342100095.jpg\" height=\"439\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Hannibal steers in Burnley's first goal in the 2-1 home victory over Norwich earlier this month\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Hannibal steers in Burnley&#8217;s first goal in the 2-1 home victory over Norwich earlier this month<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-436a4f7464b37c54\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/97564985-0-image-a-22_1745342233413.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Man United are planning to swoop for Wolves and Brazil star\u00a0Matheus Cunha this summer\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Man United are planning to swoop for Wolves and Brazil star\u00a0Matheus Cunha this summer<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But Amorim may also be interested in Hannibal for whom the club also have a matching rights clause. This means if a rival make a bid for the midfielder, Old Trafford chiefs would be informed and have the opportunity to present an equal offer to Burnley and the player.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Old Trafford academy product seems to have retained the support of his former team-mates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">When promotion was secured, Hannibal took to Instagram to celebrate, simply posting \u2018Premier League\u2019 alongside photos of the celebrations at Turf Moor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Man United defender Harry Maguire responded by stating \u2018well done mate\u2019 alongside two clapping emojis.<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DailyMailSport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        Revealed: How Man United earned a six-figure sum from Burnley&#8217;s promotion to the Premier League<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Burnley beat Sheffield United on Monday to secure Premier League promotion\u00a0 It was also good news for Old&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42829,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8817],"tags":[748,9029,92,393,94,4884,98,101,1620,93,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-42828","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sheffield","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-burnley","10":"tag-dailymail","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-great-britain","14":"tag-manchester-united","15":"tag-premier-league","16":"tag-sheffield","17":"tag-sport","18":"tag-uk","19":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114385242300113681","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42828"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42828\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}