Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim is gearing up for his first full Premier League season and will be doing it without TV cameras pointed in his direction.
The new Premier League season is just over a month away, and Ruben Amorim is looking for a real change of fortune.
United appointed Amorim as Erik ten Hag’s replacement in November, but the start of his reign has been a little unconvincing.
United finished 15th in the Premier League table, 24 points shy of the top six and 42 points away from leaders Liverpool.
Add in United’s Europa League final defeat to Tottenham Hotspur, and the jury is certainly still out on Amorim.
United open the Premier League season against Arsenal, and Amorim really needs a strong start to quieten his doubters.
Ruben Amorim before Manchester United v Athletic Club in the UEFA Europa League.
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Manchester United turn down Amazon documentary
United’s full focus will be on the football, having rejected the chance to feature in a behind-the-scenes documentary series on Amazon Prime.
The Athletic report that United held ‘secret talks’ with Amazon and had been negotiating the deal for ‘several months’.
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United would have raked in ‘significantly more’ than £10million for the deal, and Amazon’s payment would have exceeded previous agreements with Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur.
That would have been a welcome cash injection for United, but Amorim has completely shut the idea down.
United presented the idea to Amorim, and he was ‘not comfortable’ with the potential of TV cameras intruding on his work.
United, therefore, kiboshed the deal and refused to go ahead with the documentary series without Amorim’s approval.
Manchester United fans on Amazon documentary snub
United fans have been taking to social media to react to the news, with many believing that Amorim has made the right decision.
Here are some of the best reactions on X, with Amorim earning praise from United fans for standing firm on his beliefs…
Such a thing should only happen if we’re successful and the dressing room is in a good state. Obviously right now, those two things are far from true. Glad Amorim opposed it, and the club obliged. It’s definitely not right to do this now.
Ruben is right. No need for any of that when we are in this state
Why would we even consider it after last season? Surely would be something you’d look at for the season after depending on this coming campaign…
We’re in no position to be filming anything like this. Glad it’s been stopped.
100% the correct decision & not surprised Amorim pulled the plug. A big distraction that we simply can’t afford right now.
The only people that would want to watch that car crash would be rival fans. Glad the club haven’t gone through with it.
Thank goodness Amorim opposed this.
Amorim wants the club to be a football club, INEOS want a comedy club.
Glad the club listened to the manager! This Amazon documentary trend is absolute madness, and I do not want us to be a part of it, thank you. If we’re going to in-fight or suddenly become tactical geniuses again, either ends of the spectrum should be kept firmly in-house.
Most United fans certainly appear to be on Amorim’s side here, believing that TV cameras coming behind the scenes is the last thing United need right now.
Some feel that a documentary series could be worthwhile down the line, but others don’t want United to get involved in this kind of thing at all.
That is something for Ineos to consider down the line, but with Amorim fighting to change United’s fortunes, any TV deal may be difficult with the Portuguese coach at the helm.