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Roy Keane Reveals Man United Contract Details as Gary Neville Discloses Final-Season Pay

The disclosures offer rare primary-source detail of how Manchester United structured elite player contracts under Sir Alex Ferguson.

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Overview

  • Roy Keane displayed a 1999 Manchester United contract showing a £4m signing-on bonus paid in £1m annual instalments.
  • A clause granted 20 return flights each year between Manchester and Cork for Keane and his family starting July 1, 2002.
  • The documents outlined release for national-team duty, required cooperation with MUTV, and extensive name and image-use rights.
  • Gary Neville said he earned £2.3m in his final season in 2011 and admitted he did not negotiate his contracts.
  • Ian Wright told Neville he was underpaid, and Keane briefly fought back tears when showing a photo of his parents from Wembley.