Chelsea have signed a club record kit
deal with Nike that is reported to be worth £60 million ($73 million, 66
million euros) per season to the Premier League club.
The Blues have been in talks with
American sportswear giants Nike since May, when it was confirmed Chelsea
were ending their partnership with adidas six years early at the end of
June 2017.
That deal with the German firm was said
to be worth £30 million annually, but it will be dwarfed by the Nike
agreement, which is understood to see the company make the full kit for
Chelsea’s first-team, academy sides and ladies’ squad for the next 15
years.
Chelsea will earn an estimated £900 million by the time the deal, which starts from next season, expires in 2032.
Manchester United, the Premier League
club with the most visible global profile, have a 10-year deal with
adidas, which started for the 2015-16 season and is worth a total of
£750 million.
Spanish champions Barcelona are said to receive £120 million-a-year from their agreement with Nike.
Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia
believes the new deal will offer the west London club a unique
opportunity in brand development.
“This is an incredibly exciting and
important deal for the club. Like Chelsea, Nike is known around the
world for its excellence and innovation and we look forward to working
together in what is sure to be a successful partnership,” Granovskaia
told Chelsea’s official website.
“We believe Nike will be able to support
our growth into new markets as well as helping us maintain our place
among the world’s elite football clubs.”
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