Manchester United will raise the cost of season tickets by about 5%

A 5% increase in Old Trafford season ticket prices for 2025–2026 was announced by Manchester United on Monday as part of the team’s most recent attempt to address its financial problems.

Tickets for men’s matches, excluding under-16s, will cost an average of 2.50 pounds ($3.25) more.

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“After 11 consecutive years of price freezes, we increased prices by five percent for the past two seasons and intend to do the same for next season to offset continued rises in operating costs,” Omar Berrada, United’s chief executive officer, stated.

We heard the Fan Advisory Board’s compelling case for a freeze, and we recognize that any price increase is undesirable, particularly when there has been poor on-field performance.

But as costs increase, the club has determined that it would not be appropriate to maintain pricing at the same level, and the club is still having financial problems.

“We have kept the increase to the lowest possible level and protected our youngest season-ticket holders from any rises, while ensuring the club remains financially strong enough to invest in improving the team.”

Earlier this month, hundreds of supporters demonstrated against the club’s ownership, and United is currently ranked 13th in the Premier League standings.

The Manchester United Supporters Trust (MUST) expressed displeasure that the club had disregarded the call for a widespread price freeze, but claimed the most recent increase in ticket prices was “less than many feared.”

“For several months we have argued long and hard that the club need to look at the big picture and freeze ticket prices for next season,” stated a statement from MUST.

“Other clubs have done that already and at United it would have sent a powerful message about the need for everyone to pull together to get the club out of the very difficult position it finds itself in.”

Following the announcement of 150–200 layoffs last month, United last week revealed plans to construct the largest stadium in Britain, a new stadium with 100,000 seats that would cost two billion pounds.

United currently owes more than one billion pounds in debt, including 300 million pounds in unpaid transfer fees.