It has not happened as long as the Premier League has been the Premier League that Manchester United have been relegated down the league system. But now it is so relevant that the Daily Telegraph has tried to come up with a concrete answer to how much it could cost.
One thing that former money man at Old Trafford Ed Woodward was good at was squeezing as much money as possible out of sponsors, fans and partners.
Manchester United are doing historically poorly in the Premier League. Ruben Amorim has had the worst start as a new United manager in memory.
Recently, even Amorim himself admitted that the club is a candidate for relegation this season. “I think it’s a possibility. We have to be open to our fans,” Ruben Amorim told the BBC after the loss to Newcastle earlier this week.
If the seemingly unlikely nightmare scenario were to come true in United’s eyes, a huge financial blow awaits the giants from Manchester.
The Daily Telegraph writes today that if the club is relegated from the Premier League, United risk missing out on 1.2 billion euros in sponsorship income alone, reports the Daily Telegraph.
The sum is taken from the fact that United’s main sponsor, Adidas, has a clause to break the massive sponsorship agreement that the company has with the club, should United leave the top flight.
It is difficult to calculate other revenue losses, but if we compare with Southampton, who have made the trip down to the Champions League before, calculate this year’s likely relegation to a loss of income of between £50 and 60 million.
Manchester City received £176 million in TV money last season, Manchester United just over £125 million. The average in the Championship is £7.5 million.
Moreover, there is no chance of playing in the Champions League or any other European competition.
Manchester United are currently in 14th place in the Premier League.
