Man City sign biggest kit deal in history as £1BILLION Puma sponsorship eclipses Utd's Adidas contract
The contract is the biggest in history, beating Real Madrid's £950million deal with Adidas.
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Man City have agreed a £1bn deal with Puma
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It eclipses rivals
City began their partnership with Puma in 2019 for £650m.
The new agreement will see the Prem giants collect £100m per season from the manufacturer for ten years.
It comes despite City still being in the midst of a legal battle with the Premier League over their 115 charges.
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Like Erling Haaland's ten-year contract, the deal could be viewed as a vote of confidence regarding the outcome of that case.
Ferran Soriano, the chief executive of City Football Group, said: 'We joined forces with Puma with the ambition to challenge ourselves and go beyond the expectations.
'We have achieved this and more over the last six seasons.
'Today's renewal and extension solidifies our relationship and projects it to an even brighter future.'
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It is also one of the longest kit deals in the top flight.
United's deal is also ten years while
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Puma is also a partner of the City Football Group clubs Melbourne City, Girona, Lommel, Mumbai City, Montevideo, Palermo, Bolivia, Bahia and Estac.
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