Man Utd close in on world-record £70m-a-year shirt sponsorship deal with Chinese firm Haier

[Adnan]

Man United close in on world-record shirt sponsorship deal | @MartinLipton https://t.co/Z3ydBmbiE9 https://t.co/ncy0obEKL2

Lipton is the main man on the Sports side at the Sun, so there must be something in this.

 

[izec]

At least a normal looking shirt logo

 

[CM]

What a signing(!!!)

 

[mu4c_20le]

 

[Kostur]

I've recently worked on an article with my students about their CEO and the story of him smashing defunct fridges with a sledgehammer to increase their creativity.

I think it's my doing lads, no need to thank me. Just change my name to 海尔的老板 .

 

[Smores]

At least we're good at something i suppose...

 

[fallengt]

What's about human rights?

 

[red thru&thru]

Is our current deal £55m a year?

 

[RedTiger]

You think you've got it
Oh, you think you've got it
But got it just don't get it when there's nothin' at all
We get together
Oh, we get together
But separate's always better when there's feelings involved
Know what they say -its
Nothing lasts forever!

 

[RUCK4444]

Well I suppose it’s a clean and simple logo, that’s more important than the money after all eh lads

 

[SteveJ]

Is this logo on our shirts supposed to make the players remember to get us higher up the table?

 

[RUCK4444]

Is this logo on our shirts supposed to make the players remember to get us higher up the table?

Or higher up the pitch

 

[2 man midfield]

Woody 10 year contract extension incoming

 

[Dante]

That would look decent in black, next to the 2019 black crest. Or in white next to the traditional white crest.

Anything's better than the yellow Chevrolet.

 

[tomaldinho1]

What's about human rights?

They well and truly suck at it, if that's what you mean.

 

[Valar Morghulis]

Ah feck...

Sounds weird but being 100% honest I don't want to be hearing this world record sponsorship bullshit, club has been failing for fecking years yet companies are still lining up to help them milk the brand dry. They're never fecking leaving, you hate to see it.

 

[Rado_N]

Haier than a 10? Ooooooh it’s a 2...

 

[horsechoker]

What's about human rights?

I don't think it's the Chinese state that's sponsoring us

 

[LInkash]

Enough for half a Sancho.

 

[MetoTTT]

We're top of the league again, lads! Hope we will receive a title or at least +20 pts bonus in the EPL.

 

[Adnan]

Is our current deal £55m a year?

£64m according to the latest reports.

 

[Aouer-United]

Is our current deal £55m a year?

Yeah, correct, it's is the most expensive shirt sponsorship in football history despite many teams like Barcelona has renewed with their new shirt sponsorship in 2017.

 

[Dr. Dwayne]

Finally, a sponsor whose products I already own and would probably buy again.

 

[Rightnr]

Sounds a bit low given the longevity of it.

It's an indication of our decline that it's barely higher than the previous decade-long deal. With inflation, it's actually lower and that's without accounting for players inflation which is way higher.

 

[USREDEVIL]

Feck yea, look at the financial table folks (ignore the points table though)! Movin' on up...

 

[SteveJ]

Remember the time Liverpool went on an open-top bus parade when they won the Net Spend cup? Well, that'll be us soon.

 

[USREDEVIL]

Remember the time Liverpool went on an open-top bus parade when they won the Net Spend cup? Well, that'll be us soon.

You really think we can win it?!

 

[Man of Steel]

Is this logo on our shirts supposed to make the players remember to get us higher up the table?

Maybe it's to scare the players by reminding them of Fergie's hair-drhaier


sorry..

 

[SteveJ]

 

[Castia]

That’s a load of cash and the logo looks decent. Apparently a huge company but I don’t know much about them.

Being it on.

 

[UnofficialDevil]

As long as it doesn't need to be in blue

 

[MyOnlySolskjaer]

Well it looks a million times better than Chevrolet.

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[Dargonk]

Hopefully no clauses about reduced fee if we miss the champions league this time around

 

[MyOnlySolskjaer]

Reference

 

[Big Ben Foster]

Excited that I won't have to see the usual "shirt would look great if not for the logo" posts on kit launch threads.

Hopefully this will allow us to finish Haier up the table.

 

[SteveJ]

With our recent luck, we'll end up with 'Hitler' on the shirts.

 

[MetoTTT]

Finally, a sponsor whose products I already own and would probably buy again.

Same here. Fridge, washing machine and tumble dryer. Great products quality/price.

 

[Florida Man]

I don't think it's the Chinese state that's sponsoring us

Their founder, Zhang Ruimin, is a Chinese politician. And I wouldn't doubt that any corporation In China has ties to the government in some form or another.

 

[bonusroller]

£70m>>>£45m

Woody running around the boardroom swigging Champers and giving it 'we are the Champions my friend' to Richard Arnold.

 

[The Brown Bull]

Great. Cos a new shirt deal is just what I wanted to hear today.