Arsenal sign £150 million deal with Puma as new kit supplier

Do I like Puma jerseys? I am not sure...

Arsenal sign £30million-a-year deal for Puma to become their official kit supplier

Arsenal have today announced a £150 million five-year kit deal with Puma that is the largest in British football history.

The deal, which will increase Arsenal's annual revenue by fully £22 million, will begin from next season and represents another huge lift in the spending power that will be available to Arsene Wenger.

Arsenal's current deal with Nike dates back to 2003 and is worth around £8 million a year. The Puma contract is worth a basic £30 million annually, although that could rise to £34 million with possible add-ons.

It surpasses all existing kit deals in English football, with Manchester United currently receiving £25.4 million a year from Nike and Liverpool being paid £25 million by Warrior. United, though, are soon expected to announce a new £76.9 million per year deal with Nike.

Barcelona and Real Madrid's current kit deals are respectively worth £27 million and £31 million.

Source: Telegraph

I expect Chelsea to beat Manchester United on Sunday

Whilst I am not a Chelsea or Manchester United fan, I think Chelsea are well motivated to win at Old Trafford in what looks like the English Premier League (EPL) decider on Sunday and will do so. I think they have learnt from their UEFA Champions League (UCL) quarter final defeat to United and have Didier Drogba as the X-factor to propel them to victory. I say this because looking at the second leg of the fixture played by both teams in the UCL, I noticed that Carlo Ancelotti made a tactical blunder by not starting Drogba. This is a mistake I am sure he his not going to make for a second time.

No doubt the match will be close but the fact that Chelsea will end the season without a major trophy if they loose, will be a key factor in their attitude towards Sunday's game. Manchester United on the other hand will have Barcelona at the back of their minds even if that game; the final of UCL will come up on May, 28.

I expect a tight and very physical game with very few clear-cut chances and a win with a single margin for Chelsea or at least a draw which does them not very much good.