Real Madrid recently made headlines by announcing a new kit deal with Addidas. The Los Blancos are reported to have renewed their contract with Sports Multinational which is now set to run for ten years. The deal is reportedly worth an eye popping 106 million pounds a year.Over the past couple of years Real haven't been the only club to be renewing Kit deals withfew other major European power houses also negotiating new deals. Madrid had signed a new deal with Addidas in 2012 which was supposed to run until 2020 but the renewal will replace the old terms of the contract after the end of the season.But does this new deal overhauls Uniteds mammoth agreement? Lets find out how the top clubs rank in kit deals after thisnew development.
#10 PSG - Nike
Current Deal £14 Million/year
We start of with Paris Saint-Germain who have a contract with Nike which was extended until the 2021-22 season. The French champions are set to strengthen their dominance on French football with a staggering 21 point lead at the top a Ligue 1 and their steady partnership with Nike only adding to their financial solidarity.
#9 AC Milan - Addidas
Current Deal £14 Million/year
Milan might not have the status they once held in Italy but they seem to be doing fine in terms of financial agreements with them recently extending their kit deal with Addidas until 2023. Milan are set to earn up to 150 million pounds by the end of their contract
#8 Juventus - Addidas
Current deal: £15m/year
Juventus had been in a partnership with Nike since 2003, until recently when they announced a deal with rivals Addidas. According to an official statement from the club they have agreed a six year deal worth around 120 million pounds. Juventus are currently second in table after a stumbling start recently disposing of Inter in Serie A.
#7 Barcelona - Nike
Current deal value: £27 million/year
Arguably Europe’s best team in the last 7 years Barcelona sit a surprising seventh in this list. Their contract with Nike is for a period of ten years which is set to continue until 2018. Rumors are swirling that Barcelona are in talks for a record deal with Qatar after their agreement with Nike comes to an end.
#6 Liverpool - New Balance
Current Deal : £24-30 million/year
Liverpool signed a new deal with New Balance for a duration of six years which is speculated to mount up to 300 million when the entire packaging of the deal is taken into account. Their previous sponsors warriors is a subsidiary of parent club New Balance. The new kit deal will kick in starting next season after their six year association with Warriors ends.
#5 Chelsea - Addidas
Current deal: £30 million/year
The first of the top 5 is Chelsea, after signing a humongous ten-year deal worth £300m with German giants Adidas. Before Manchester United and Arsenal’s new deals with Addidas and Puma respectively Chelsea ruled the roost for kit deals. But pocketing 30million pounds a year is still a very decent amount
#4 Arsenal - Puma
Current deal: £30 million/year
Coming in fourth is Arsenal after their staggering 5 year deal with Puma which will be worth up to 170 million over a five year period continuing the trend of ending a partnership Nike which ran for 20 years. Puma are newcomers in this list, this being their first tie up with a major Football team in Europe.
#3 Bayern Munich-Addidas
Current deal : £64.5million/year
The bronze medal goes to German giants Bayern Munich who also signed a new deal with Adidas worth approximately 65 million pounds a year. The figure is well below United’s 750 million pound deal but is still worth a mouth watering 650 million pounds. Munich are also the only German team on the list.
#2 Manchester United-Addidas
Current Deal : £75milion/year
Manchester United made headlines when they signed a record 750 million kit deal with Addidas in 2015 over a ten year period. The news was also significant for the fact that United ended a 10 year spell with Addidas’ arch rivals Nike. The deal held the record for most valuable kit deal in the world until now. Click ahead to find out who the new kings of kit deals are?
#1 Real Madrid
Current Deal : £106million/year
And finally at number one we have European super power Real Madrid. Their new 106 million pound deal has overshadowed that of Manchester United’s with consummate ease. This deal makes the Spanish outfit the first team to break the 1 billion mark for a kit deal. To emphasize the magnitude of the deal here’s a stat: Real’s new deal is now worth more than Chelsea’s, Arsenal’s and Liverpool’s combined. The Marca fittingly called it “The most expensive shirt in the world”.