Posted April 6, 200619 yr Manchester United have signed the UK's richest-ever shirt sponsorship deal. The agreement with insurer American International Group (AIG) is worth £56.5m over four years, the club said. United have had to find a new backer after current sponsor Vodafone decided to end its £9m-a-year agreement in November last year. The deal is seen as key to United as they look to bolster their squad to help them challenge for domestic and European honours. Helping hand Off and on the pitch United have undergone a slight wobble during the past couple of years. Earlier this year, a survey said that Real Madrid had leapfrogged Manchester United to become the world's richest football club in terms of income. SPONSORSHIP DEALS Tamoil - Juventus, £15m a year BenQ - Real Madrid, £14m a year (from 2006) T-Mobile - Bayern Munich, £11.4m a year Samsung - Chelsea, £10m a year On the pitch, Chelsea have dominated the domestic league and United have failed to make an impression in European competitions. The club hopes that the shirt deal will go a long way to helping finance a recovery. However, the agreement has not been without controversy and earlier this week United were accused of "double dealing" by online casino firm Mansion. The company's chief negotiator claimed that Mansion and United had verbally agreed to a £70m shirt sponsorship deal before the football club pulled out. The club countered that it never holds exclusive talks and it was perfectly entitled to hold discussions with other firms. Change of focus Previously, the UK's biggest shirt deal was Chelsea's current £50m five-year agreement with Samsung. United's search for a new backer was sparked after Vodafone said in November that it would start sponsoring the Uefa Champions League, both as an official partner and the official mobile network of the competition. The world's largest mobile phone company by revenue said it would continue to work with United, but that when the Champions League opportunity arose it was "too good to let go". The telecoms giant first started sponsoring United in 2000 but decided to take advantage of a get-out clause after the club was taken over by US sports magnate Michael Glazer. ------------------------------------------ I've seen the new shirt and it looks horrible :puke2: http://www.aig.com/aigcom/images/aig_logo.gif
April 6, 200619 yr Saw this earlier, great deal. It puts them just ahead of Real Madrid who's deal starts this year... The name of the sponser is so general.
April 6, 200619 yr what i dont understand is the other company that dropped out said they offered £70 million over 4 years... Man United surely should have taken that unless their looking for more US exposure... http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41531000/jpg/_41531454_shirts_long203.jpg Park looks to be enthralled by the process.
April 6, 200619 yr http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41531000/jpg/_41531454_shirts_long203.jpg Park looks to be enthralled by the process. :rofl: I don't like the look of it :(
April 8, 200619 yr :rofl: I don't like the look of it :( i thought this was just a mock-up done by the media :o anyways it does look $h!t! but it was obvious that the sponsor would be america!!!!!!! :arrr:
April 8, 200619 yr Good news for Man Utd with the money and all.......but the shirt looks absolute crap and is exactly the same design as the old one but with a new sponsor on it.
April 8, 200619 yr Good news for Man Utd with the money and all.......but the shirt looks absolute crap and is exactly the same design as the old one but with a new sponsor on it. That's what all clubs do? :huh:
April 8, 200619 yr That's what all clubs do? :huh: Well most do yeah but some change their shirt. I don't mind if a footy shirt changes the design every season as then you've got the shirt but when they don't chamge the design of the shirt at all I find theres no point in buying the shirt at all as its just the same.
April 8, 200619 yr I think its the third year of the current design next season but I ain't too sure.
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