Man United would be left reeling by ‘absolutely enormous’ blow – Stefan Borson
Manchester United’s players are unlikely to have relegation clauses in their contracts if the club were to lose their Premier League status this season.
That is the view of former Man City financial adviser Stefan Borson, who exclusively told Football Insider Man United would have an “absolutely enormous” wage bill in the Championship if they were to be relegated.
United endured a miserable festive period after losing three games on the bounce to Bournemouth, Wolves and Newcastle United without scoring a single goal.
After the defeat against Newcastle, Ruben Amorim admitted it is a “possibility” his side could be drawn into a relegation battle this season.
But those fears were eased slightly following their spirited performance in the 2-2 draw against Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday.
United currently sit 13th in the Premier League, seven points above third-bottom Ipswich Town and 13 points behind fourth-place Chelsea after 20 games.
The club’s overall wage bill sat at £377million for 2023-24.
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Borson suggested United would face financial issues if they were to suffer an unlikely relegation this season.
He told Football Insider: “I think they would be hit very hard on the wage bill side.
“I suspect they haven’t got any relegation clauses, or they have very few relegation clauses.
“They would have a wage bill that would be clearly in the context of the Championship absolutely enormous.
“But I just don’t think it’s going to happen.
“They are still going to have issues because the club is set up from a financial perspective to be in the Champions League.
“That’s the bigger challenge.
“If you are going to miss out on the Champions League three out of five years, that’s a very big hit.”
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