Chelsea football club officials recently had a meeting with representatives of Saudi state-owned air carrier Riyadh Air to discuss a possible front-of-shirt sponsorship deal for to the 2024-2025 football season as reported by The Athletic.
The INFINITE ATHLETE DEAL is only intended for the current 23-24 season.
CHELSEA HOLD TALKS RIYADH BETTING SITE AND AIR KAIYUN SPONSOR OVER MAIN SHIRTS ADVANCED DEAL UNTIL 2024-25 SEASON
If the deal is approved as a result of the Premier League, Chelsea’s prospective front-of-shirt partnership with Infinite Athlete will likely to last for the duration of the season. In 2024-2025 as well, Chelsea would be already searching for a new front-of-shirt sponsor.
Riyadh Air, which sponsor Atletico Madrid for a few weeks, is controlled by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) and is also the majority owners of Newcastle United. Although the airline hasn’t yet travelled on a plane, and isn’t expected to fly until 2025 or so, the partnership arrangement with Chelsea can help improve their profile within the football world.
The reality is that Chelsea is engaged with other companies to increase their revenue from commercial for betting websites, such as Kaiyun Sports, which recently reached an agreement to partner with Nottingham Forest.
According to sources inside this club Chelsea is looking to sign a front-of-shirt sponsorship contract that could be worth PS60 millions ($75 million) annually for both their women’s and male’s teams. The club hopes to be competitive against the Arsenal’s Emirates shirt contract.
Recently, Chelsea had to call the possibility of a front-of-shirt partnership with the gambling website Stake after a backlash from fans. Chelsea are looking for a potential partner to replace the mobile network Three who they signed a contract earlier.
Chelsea and Riyadh Air Main Shirt Sponsor Deal?
Chelsea visited representatives of Saudi state-owned airlines Riyadh Air to discuss a possibility of a front-of-shirt sponsorship contract for in the season 2024-2025.
Chelsea also had a meeting with Chinese-influenced betting firm Kaiyun Sports
Chelsea’s potential contract in partnership with Infinite Athlete is intended only for the 2023-2024 season.
Riyadh Air are owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and is also the majority owners of Newcastle United.
Chelsea is hoping to sign a front-of-shirt sponsorship deal that could amount around PS60 millions ($75 million) annually for both their men’s as well as women’s teams.
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