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Manchester United confirm £24m financial blow as new training kit launched

Man United have unveiled their training kit for the upcoming 2025/2026 season and they are currently without a sponsor.

Luke Shaw pictured in the new training kit.(Image: Manchester United)

Manchester United have launched their new training kit for 2025/2026 without a sponsor.

The Manchester Evening News revealed last month that Blockchain company Tezos' sponsorship deal, which was worth around £24million per year, would conclude at the end of June.

Club sources suggested a new training kit sponsor would be agreed shortly after Tezos' sponsorship ended, but the new training kit for the upcoming season was launched on Tuesday without a sponsor.

It's also understood there is nothing immediate in the works to agree a new sponsor.

The Tezos-branded training kit was worn by United's first-team squad across the last three years, and the logo also featured on training kit worn by the women's team.

Agreeing a new training kit sponsor as soon as possible will be important to help balance the books.

United published images of Luke Shaw, Leny Yoro, Mason Mount, Alejandro Garnacho, Joshua Zirkzee and Ayden Heaven all wearing the new training kit, which is a plum shade with black and white trim.

United are without a training kit sponsor.

Last month, Matheus Cunha was pictured in a Tezos-sponsored hoodie in unveiling pictures after signing from Wolves, but any new signings are set to be pictured in sponsorless attire.

The news of Tezos' sponsorship agreement ending comes after it emerged Marriott International would not be extending its sponsorship deal after its contract expired.

United have been sponsored by Marriott International since 2019, but the world's largest hotel company has decided not to extend its sponsorship agreement.

Marriott International are cutting company-wide costs and opted against extending their deal.

Club sources have said they are "proud of their successful partnership with Marriott", and they insist United continue to have the most attractive portfolio of partnerships in football.

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