Manchester United follow Arsenal and Tottenham and announce record-breaking deal

Manchester United will be the next Premier League team to feature on an Amazon Prime ‘All or Nothing’ series.

The Red Devils have signed a record-breaking deal with the streaming giants, which will see the cameras follow them for an access-all-areas documentary covering the 2026/27 season.

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Filming will start in pre-season, before it airs in the summer of 2027.

While focusing heavily on United’s men’s first-team, there will also be insight into the women’s and academy teams.

It promises to be an interesting watch, with Michael Carrick set for his first full campaign in charge following his permanent appointment, as he navigates the club’s return to the Champions League.

Amazon has paid a record fee to record the series, having previously followed Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal.

Tottenham were paid around £10million to chart their 2019/20 season, while Arsenal earned a similar amount in 2022.

talkSPORT can reveal that United’s fee is in excess of £10m, and they had held discussions with a number of platforms in recent years about the possibility of a series.

They were previously approached over an ‘All or Nothing’ documentary under ex-boss Ruben Amorim.

However, the Portuguese coach, who was sacked in January, is said to have rallied against the idea.

But the Red Devils have finally agreed to grant Amazon access into their club, who they view as the perfect partner given their track record in producing the raw, unfiltered documentaries.

United sources say the docuseries is aligned with the club’s desire to be as open and transparent with their huge global fanbase.

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‘Unprecedented access’

Man United announced the exciting documentary on Monday, which they said would follow a ‘transformative summer’.

The 20-time English champions also promised ‘unprecedented access to one of the world’s most prestigious football clubs’, as well as taking viewers behind-the-scenes at Old Trafford and their Carrington training base.

Welcoming the news, Chief Communications Officer, Toby Craig said: “Now is the right time to open our doors, so that for the first time our fans around the world can see behind the scenes of a club which means so much to so many people.

“This documentary will showcase Manchester United’s unique people, ambition and culture; from the iconic atmosphere at Old Trafford to the work that goes on behind the scenes every day at Carrington.

“We will share some of the stories of this historic club both with our fans and new audiences around the world as we compete at the highest level, both domestically and in the Champions League.”

Fourth time lucky

As mentioned, United will follow their Premier League rivals in having their very own fly-on-the-wall ‘All or Nothing’ series.

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Amazon launched the documentary franchise in 2016, following NFL side the Arizona Cardinals and have since expanded the franchise to football, ice hockey, and rugby union.

Local rivals Man City’s edition aired in 2018, and followed their 2017/18 Premier League success under Pep Guardiola, which saw them become the first team to break the 100-point mark.

In 2020, the cameras went behind-the-scenes following Jose Mourinho‘s appointment at Tottenham in the 2019/20 season.

Meanwhile Arsenal’s documentary took place during the 2021/22 campaign, when the Gunners fell away late in the season to finish fifth.

It gave an insight into some of Mikel Arteta‘s unique motivational methods and also showed some angry team talks and training ground bust-ups.