Top-flight English soccer side Arsenal have extended their long-running shirt sponsorship deal with Emirates for another five years.
The renewal will see the Dubai-based airline’s logo remain on the front of the Premier League outfit’s playing shirts and training kit until the end of the 2023/24 season, retaining a role it has held since 2006.
The financial terms of the agreement have not been officially released, although Arsenal say it is the largest sponsorship deal they have ever signed. According to The Telegraph, the deal is worth around UK£40 million (US$56 million) a year.
Reports in the UK over the weekend suggested that the club would now also be looking to supplement the agreement by bringing in a sleeve sponsor for the first time.
The new agreement, which applies to all of Arsenal’s teams, will also see the squad fly on Emirates’ planes for pre-season tours. The airline also holds the naming rights to the club’s 60,000-seater Emirates Stadium until 2028.
“Our shirt partnership is the longest running in the Premier League and one of the longest relationships in world sport,” said Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis. “This mutual commitment is testimony to the strength and depth of our unique relationship. Emirates are again demonstrating their great belief in our approach and ambition and their significantly increased investment will help us continue to compete for trophies and bring more success to the club and our fans around the world.
“Emirates is a great partner for Arsenal – a world class brand with a truly global reach. The airline plays a significant role in our ambitions to extend our influence and following around the world. The new deal, extending our shirt partnership until 2024, underlines how much both organisations value and benefit from the relationship.”
“Arsenal’s strong appeal and influence around the globe, combined with their ambitions as a club make them an ideal partner for Emirates, with values that reflect ours as a brand,” added Emirates president Sir Tim Clark. “As a longstanding supporter of football, we are passionate about the game and are a proud partner to the team.
“As a business, we are hugely committed to supporting sports all over the world and our relationship with Arsenal is no different. Our partnership with Arsenal Football Club is a great combination of two truly global brands and we’re very pleased to have extended this relationship for five more years – connecting fans from around the world with one of the greatest teams in the world.”
Arsenal take a 3-0 lead into Thursday’s second leg of their Uefa Europa League round of 32 tie against Swedish side Östersunds FK. The Gunners return to domestic
action on Sunday, when they will make the short trip across London to Wembley Stadium to take on Premier League leaders Manchester City in the final of the Carabao Cup knockout competition.
Top-flight English soccer side Arsenal have extended their long-running shirt sponsorship deal with Emirates for another five years.
The renewal will see the Dubai-based airline’s logo remain on the front of the Premier League outfit’s playing shirts and training kit until the end of the 2023/24 season, retaining a role it has held since 2006.
The financial terms of the agreement have not been officially released, although Arsenal say it is the largest sponsorship deal they have ever signed. According to The Telegraph, the deal is worth around UK£40 million (US$56 million) a year.
Reports in the UK over the weekend suggested that the club would also be looking to supplement the agreement by bringing in a sleeve sponsor for the first time.
The new agreement, which applies to all of Arsenal’s teams, will also see the squad fly on Emirates’ planes for pre-season tours. The airline also holds the naming rights to the club’s 60,000-seater Emirates Stadium until 2028.
“Our shirt partnership is the longest running in the Premier League and one of the longest relationships in world sport,” said Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis. “This mutual commitment is testimony to the strength and depth of our unique relationship. Emirates are again demonstrating their great belief in our approach and ambition and their significantly increased investment will help us continue to compete for trophies and bring more success to the club and our fans around the world.
“Emirates is a great partner for Arsenal – a world class brand with a truly global reach. The airline plays a significant role in our ambitions to extend our influence and following around the world. The new deal, extending our shirt partnership until 2024, underlines how much both organisations value and benefit from the relationship.”
“Arsenal’s strong appeal and influence around the globe, combined with their ambitions as a club make them an ideal partner for Emirates, with values that reflect ours as a brand,” added Emirates president Sir Tim Clark. “As a longstanding supporter of football, we are passionate about the game and are a proud partner to the team.
“As a business, we are hugely committed to supporting sports all over the world and our relationship with Arsenal is no different. Our partnership with Arsenal Football Club is a great combination of two truly global brands and we’re very pleased to have extended this relationship for five more years – connecting fans from around the world with one of the greatest teams in the world.”
Arsenal take a 3-0 lead into Thursday’s second leg of their Uefa Europa League round of 32 tie against Swedish side Östersunds FK. The Gunners return to domestic
action on Sunday, when they will make the short trip across London to Wembley Stadium to take on Premier League leaders Manchester City in the final of the Carabao Cup knockout competition.
