The Most Valuable Uniform In Sports Could Soon Be Worth More Than $200 Million Per Year
The total value of the 10-year deal would be worth more than $1.1 billion and nearly triples the amount Nike is currently paying the club each year ($39 million).
The deal with Nike would begin in 2015 when the current deal expires and would easily be the biggest uniform contract in soccer, topping Real Madrid's kit deal with Adidas, which is worth £31 million ($52 million) per year.
Manchester United will also start a new jersey sponsorship deal with Chevrolet next season that will pay the club £53 million ($88 million) each year.
This means Manchester United's kit alone will generate $205 million in revenue each year.
According to the recent Deloitte report, only five other soccer clubs in the world generated more than $200 million in total commercial revenue in 2012-13, including Real Madrid ($294M), FC Barcelona ($245M), Bayern Munich ($329M), Paris Saint-Germain ($354M), and Manchester City ($231.6M).
United is currently generating $72 million per season with its current Nike deal and jersey sponsorship with Aon.
If the remainder of Manchester United's commercial revenue remains unchanged, their total commercial revenue will increase by $133 million in the next two years to a total of $380 million annually.
It is good to be United.