Placed 14th among 20 teams in the ongoing Premier League table, Manchester United are at big risk of facing relegation in the ongoing EPL. If that happens finally, it will not only harm the reputation but will also hit the Red Devils financially in more ways than one. 

Getting relegated to the Championships, the level below the top tier, will not only deprive Manchester United of the Premier League riches but it will also lose many of its sponsorship deals according to a report published by The Telegraph, London.

German sportswear giant Adidas is one of the top sponsors that will abandon Manchester United if they get relegated.

Manchester United has a long-standing partnership with Adidas as their primary shirt sponsor. The company renewed a 10-year contract in June 2023, valued at 900 million pounds (1.12 billion US Dollars) for the duration of the agreement. But now, as the team's situation has worsened in the ongoing EPL, Manchester United is facing poses a big threat to their future relationship with the German sportswear brand, according to the report. 

United are currently just seven points above the relegation zone. The Telegraph has reported that Adidas has the option to terminate their contract with the club early, with a one-year notice period, if Manchester United is relegated to the Championship next season.

Manchester United’s recently-appointed manager Ruben Amorim has admitted that the Red Devils are in a relegation battle after losing 2-0 to Newcastle at Old Trafford on Monday night.

The last time United was relegated from the old First Division was in 1974, though they did immediately bounce back. Manchester United have won only one of their last five matches in the Premier League and have earned 22 points from 19 matches with only six wins.