by Mark Bassey
Manchester United’s world record £750million kit deal with Adidas, has seen them topple Real Madrid as the most valuable team in the world.
Just in April, Forbes Magazine valued the Red Devils at £1.77billion, making them the second most valuable team in the world at the time. But after the announcement of their 10-year deal with Adidas, their shares rose to almost 5% on Monday and Wall Street now values the Old Trafford outfit at £2.1billion.
The deal however does not begin until the beginning of next season. United also has a £53million-a-year deal with American car manufacturer Chevrolet.
Top Annual Kit Sponsorship Deals
Manchester United – *Adidas – £75million
(*Begins at the start of the 2015/16 season)
Arsenal – Puma – £30million
Real Madrid – Adidas – £4million
Liverpool – Warrior – £23million
Barcelona – Nike – £22million
Bayern Munich – Adidas – £22million
Manchester United – **Nike – £21.6million
(**Ends after the 2014/15 season)
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